<from Dr. Mauro>
Bananas can actually help ripen other fruit. Bananas release plenty of ethylene (the gas that triggers enzymes to start ripening the fruit) Well, you can take some other fruit, like hard pears, pineapples or grapes and put them in a paper bag with a banana peel. The banana's excess ethylene will trigger the ripening genes in the other fruit in the bag.
You should use a paper bag -- not a plastic bag. Paper allows air to pass through. Enzymes require oxygen as a fuel.
Bananas can actually help ripen other fruit. Bananas release plenty of ethylene (the gas that triggers enzymes to start ripening the fruit) Well, you can take some other fruit, like hard pears, pineapples or grapes and put them in a paper bag with a banana peel. The banana's excess ethylene will trigger the ripening genes in the other fruit in the bag.
You should use a paper bag -- not a plastic bag. Paper allows air to pass through. Enzymes require oxygen as a fuel.
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