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Anyone who knows their taste will never want to do without bananas again. However, bananas are not a good partner for other types of fruit.
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Spend green bananas after export a few days in a ripening room. The gas ethene supports them there maturation. Remnants of this gas are stored in the banana peel.
Bananas continue to give off this gas until they are consumed. For one thing, they still ripen themselves. On the other hand, however, it also affects other fruits. This can rot quickly. In a correspondingly timely manner, it even becomes indigestible.
Please not in the fruit bowl
Bananas quickly develop brown bruises in fruit bowls. A better place for proper storage is a hook in the pantry. Bananas can be kept for a few days where it is cool and dark. Airy storage is also recommended.
Let bananas ripen faster
If the purchased bananas are still too green, remedial action can be taken quickly. Just store these specimens right next to a few apples. Alternatively, experts recommend keeping the bananas and apples airtight in a can.
These also excrete ethylene. In this way, the bananas quickly ripen into yellow delicacies.
Tropical taboo: the refrigerator
In general, the following applies to all types of fruit: They feel most comfortable at temperatures of their origin.
This means that tropical fruits, such as the banana, do not belong in the refrigerator under any circumstances. The low temperatures destroy protective cells. In the end, the fruits get annoying spots and become uncomfortably mushy.
For this reason, bananas feel most comfortable at room temperature.
Storage tips:
- dry (approx. 3 to 4 days)
- Room temperature
- hanging
- like a little dark
Rule of thumb:
The cooler you store bananas, the slower they ripen.
Warning: damage caused by the cold
Bananas suffer cold damage below 12 degrees Celsius. The shell turns gray. After a few hours, the pulp is also affected. The banana feels mushy.
Caution: heat
If the heat is too high, the shell will burst. The pulp can be attacked from the outside.
Tips & Tricks
Should a banana in your kitchen be overripe, it can be used to conjure up delicious desserts. Very ripe bananas also have analgesic functions Bowel disease.
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