A large, colorful fruit basket not only looks good, but also quickly entices you to indulge in he althy snacks. It's hardly surprising that it can be found in the kitchen or living room of many households. But does it make sense to store apples and bananas together?
Can you store apples and bananas together?
In fact, apples and bananas shouldunder no circumstancesbe stored together. The bananas in particular then quickly get brown spotsand are no longer as attractive. Apples give off a ripening gas that causes bananas – and other fruits – toripen faster.
Why shouldn't you store apples and bananas together?
Ripe fruit emitsEthylene, a gas that accelerates theripening processApples emit particularly large amounts of this gas, which is why nearby stored bananas become verybrown quicklyand thenmushy. Either you should eat them very quickly - or simply store them at a safe distance from the apples.
Bananas also emit ethylene, but only to a small extent. By the way: Bananas are harvested unripe, then transported and finally gassed before delivery to the supermarket. So they still end up in the display in an appetizing yellow color.
How far apart should apples and bananas be stored?
So that the ripening gas ethylene from the apples cannot pose a danger to the bananas, you should store the types of fruit aboutone and a half to two metersapart - at a minimum. Other types of fruit and vegetables should also be kept away from apples if possible. So it makes sense to set uptwo fruit baskets - for example one in the living room with bananas and other fruits and one in the kitchen with different types of apples.
When can you store apples and bananas together?
However, you can take advantage of this ripening effect if you wantunripe fruitsuch as green bananas or tomatoesto ripen. Simply leave these fruits right next to ripe apples for two to three days. The fruits are ready to eat in no time.
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Which fruits can be placed next to each other?
You can safely store tropical fruit next to each other - as long as they have the same degree of ripeness. Be careful not to place very ripe fruit next to less ripe fruit - the riper the fruit, the more ethylene it emits, regardless of the variety.
