2006-12-04 09:04:03 · 6 answers · asked by Robert P 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Bananas will go brown even if you don't place them in a bag. Putting them in a bag allows the methylene gas that they emit to accumulate and in the bag which accelerates the ripening process. Fruit growers add methylene gas to the fruit warehousing to accomplish the same thing.
2006-12-04 09:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by COACH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bananas and other fruits emit a gas called ethylene which causes the fruit to ripen. When you put them in the brown paper bag you increase the volume of the gas surrounding the fruit making the fruit ripen faster. So every once in a while check your bag for a ripened banana before they turn brown and rot.
2006-12-04 09:20:11 · answer #2 · answered by anjelfun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't just go brown in a bag they go brown no matter where you set them if you don't eat them fast enough when you buy bananas get them still a little green so that way they won't go bad that fast and you actually have a little bit longer to eat them
2006-12-04 09:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by puddin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
putting unripe bananas in a bag will help them to ripen. If you leave them too long, I guess they will rot.
2006-12-04 09:07:27 · answer #4 · answered by bobbie v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the brown bag ripens them quicker
2006-12-04 09:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chemical reaction. put them in the fridge and they will still ripen but not turn brown.
2006-12-04 09:06:30 · answer #6 · answered by dcrobinson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋