2007-04-20 00:40:38 · 8 answers · asked by Madir Tucker 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
All fruits and vegetables are alive. They are loaded with beneficial enzymes that are wonderful for the human body when eaten in their raw form. Cooking foods at temperatures above 107 degrees kills the enzymes. Fruits ripen from the development of the enzymes, and produce ethelyne gas which causes them to go bad.
2007-04-20 02:46:42 · answer #1 · answered by beebs 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The banana is not a separate living entity but a small part of a banana tree. It is like your eyelash--if the eyelash falls on a pillow it is not a separate living thing but a small part of a bigger living thing, you.
The banana pulled from the tree undergoes chemical changes on its way toward total decomposition. What humans call "ripening" is just a phase in it's journey toward dust.
2007-04-20 02:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by Ted 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Once it is picked from it's source of nutrition (tree/plant) it is no longer a living thing.
FYI: You can ripen other fruits more quickly such as peaches, plums and avocados by placing them in a brown paper bag with a banana for a day or two. The gasses from the banana will help the fruits to ripen.
2007-04-20 01:54:05 · answer #3 · answered by margarita 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not only Banana, but all fruits die the moment they are plucked out from the plant/tree. They continue to be available for dish till they ferment & beyond consumption of a normal human being .
2007-04-20 01:14:52 · answer #4 · answered by V.T.Venkataram 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what does rippen mean?
2007-04-20 00:43:20 · answer #5 · answered by coughy bean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am afraid the banana died when it was taken from the tree.i am sorry.
2007-04-20 00:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by boxer_vi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it mean its slowly dying...
2007-04-20 01:33:33 · answer #7 · answered by deepthrought 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stick a knife into it & see if it squeals...
2007-04-20 00:49:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋