The influencer tests the theory of making fruits ripen more slowly and is surprised by the result
The banana is a fruit that tends to ripen quickly, especially if it is stored in a closed or poorly ventilated place. Influencer Jhenny Keller decided to put her husband’s advice on making food last longer to the test.
“Three weeks ago I shared in Stories a little discussion I had with Déas because the bananas here at home were ripening very quickly. In the middle of the discussion, he said: ‘They need to be left hanging to ripen more slowly,’” he said. began in the caption.
Although he refused to believe he was right, he decided to make a video to test the experiment. He placed two very similar bunches, one on the hanging stand and the other on the fruit bowl.
“What I feared happened: I had to admit that it was not fake news. The banana on the counter ripened more slowly than the banana in the fruit basket,” he said.
But after all, why does a hanging banana take longer to ripen?
According to food engineer Augusto Ichisato, the problem lies in air circulation.
“The more air circulates through the banana, the more ethylene is lost and the slower it ripens. Bagging it would increase exposure to this gas naturally produced by the banana, and speed up ripening,” he explains.
“The banana will not give different results due to its position, but rather due to the circulation of air. To demonstrate this, simply place a bunch of bananas, hanging, but wrapped…. In this case they will ripen much longer than the fruit bowl and much more than simply open,” he adds.
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Source: Terra
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