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05/20/2019

👨🏻‍⚕️🐊 How to identify artificially ripened bananas?

To identify if a banana fruit is artificially ripened, look for the following signs.

Appearance
Naturally ripened bananas have black or brown stalk. The skin of it appears dark yellow with black and brown spots spread unevenly all over. Artificially ripened bananas on the other hand, appear immaculate with lemon yellow skin. They also have a green stalk.

Touch & Feel
For artificially ripened bananas, Some parts of the fruit will be very soft while others would be hard. This is because some parts come in contact with chemicals while others may not.

Why do vendors artificially ripen bananas?

Transportation
Bananas have to survive the transit time, from source of production to the destination market. This may take 2-3 days. At the marketplace, they are then ripened using chemicals.

Long-term availability
Unripe bananas are stored for a few days in the complete absence of ethylene to slow down ripening process. Then to ensure long term supply much after its season, they are chemically ripened.

Chemicals used for artificial ripening

Calcium Carbide
When Calcium Carbide comes in contact with moisture present in fruits, it releases acetylene gas. This gas is similar to ethylene gas produced by naturally ripening fruits. It triggers fast ripening of bananas. Ripening using this process is not usually harmful. However, it is the traces of toxic arsenic and phosphorous left behind on fruits by this chemical that is harmful to human health. The symptoms of arsenic or phosphorous poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea, burning sensation of chest and abdomen, weakness, irritation skin, ulcers on the skin, sore throat, cough and shortness of breath.

Best practices while shopping for banana

1. Always inspect the stem, if it is green in color while the fruit is yellow it’s a sure shot sign of artificially ripened fruit.

2. Look for unevenly spread brown spots on the banana peel. This is a sign of naturally ripened fruit.

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05/19/2019

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