Ethylene gas. As they ripen, they release this gas, and both the peel and the inside will start to turn brown. But there are techniques that can help slow down the browning of your bananas.

Our rating: False There is no difference – visual or otherwise – between bananas allowed to ripen naturally and those treated with ethylene gas, a chemical that bananas also naturally produce ...

Ethylene gas aids in the color and softness changes in bananas, causing the starches to start breaking down into sugars. As this occurs, unripe green bananas begin to turn yellow and become softer ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a set of new restrictions on facilities that use the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide, a colorless, odorless gas that is used to sterilize ...

Certain produce emits ethylene gas, which helps them ripen. But when you store the with ethylene-sensitive produce, it can lead to over-ripening. Generally speaking, you know what to expect when ...