1. How to Keep Bananas Fresh
Bananas are an inexpensive, delicious fruit that offers not
only great taste and rate but also offers many
outstanding health benefits including being a wonderful
source of potassium, which helps to control blood
pressure (and of course prevent painful muscle cramps)
and a natural antacid effect which helps to protect the
stomach from ulcers. In fact, the only downside to them is
that they have a relatively short life expectancy – it is not
easy to keep bananas fresh. Unfortunately, storing
bananas in the refrigerator only quickens the browning
reaction because the lower temperature causes the
breakdown of cells, so bananas should be stored at room
temperature until they are ripe and then kept in the
refrigerator to keep them from ripening further.
Bananas naturally grow in warmer climates, so they will brown sooner in the summertime than in the
winter – warmth speeds up the ripening process, and yellow skinned bananas will turn brown quickly, both
inside and out, giving them only two days or so of freshness. For best results and longer shelf-life one
should purchase greener bananas and allow them to ripen, then place them in the refrigerator once they
have ripened; the skin will turn brown but the fruit will remain white and firm, extending the bananas’
freshness for up to four days after it ripens.
If you buy bananas and they are not as ripe as you would like them you can speed up the ripening
process by placing the bananas in a paper bag for a day or two, the skin may still be green but the flesh of
the fruit will be soft and sweet.
If your bananas become overly ripe put them in the freezer, the banana will turn brown or even black, but
it will retain its sweet flavor and be perfect for cooking and baking after it is thawed, it will be mushy and
sweet tasting, perfect for foods like banana bread.
Once a banana has been peeled it has a natural tendency to start turning brown, this process can be
delayed or even stopped by misting it or dipping it in an acidic fruit juice like lemon, lime, pineapple or
orange. There are also a couple of commercial products that have the same effect. Banana slices should
be rubbed or brushed with fruit juice, avoid immersing the slices in juice, because this will make them
soggy.
Always store bananas away from other fruits because they release a lot of ethylene gas which will speed
up the ripening of any produce located close to them.
In order to keep bananas fresh longer, along with almost all of your food try a revolutionary new device in
food preservation called eggstrafresh®. It is scientifically proven to increase the shelf life of food by
dramatically reducing oxidation and retaining moisture. Moisture loss and oxidation are the two leading
causes of bacteria, mold, rapid food spoilage and nasty odors. also improves the flavor, taste, natural
color and texture of all foods, both in the refrigerator and in the pantry.
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