Is it wise to refrigerate bananas?

Answer 1

No, it is not wise to refrigerate bananas, since they brown much quicker, and it actually removes some of the flavor, believe it or not, so it isn't wise to refrigerate bananas.

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Yes. (If they are already ripe ! )

=== === It's been said that refrigerating bananas causes them to go bad - not true! All it does is discolor the peel, but you're not going to eat that part (are you?).

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The cold temperature of a fridge encourages an enzyme found in bananas (polyphenyl oxidase) to polymerise phenols in the banana skin into polyphenols. This process blackens the banana skins.

Most people react negatively to a blackened banana as it is suggestive of rotting but in warmer climates, fridge-kept bananas will remain firmer than those exposed to warmth on the counter-top, which quickly softens bananas.

To try and keep fridge-stored bananas yellow and more palatable to the eye, here is a quick trick when refrigerating bananas.

# Put ripe bananas into a plastic bag and seal it prior to placing in the fridge. # Place the bag in the crisper. # Consume within usual time. * Avoid refrigerating under-ripe bananas; they cannot ripen any further. Ripening requires the warmth of room temperature to occur. However, putting in ripe bananas will prevent them over-ripening. * Note that the banana in fridge-blackened skin is still perfectly fine to eat! * Avoid storing bananas and apples together on the counter-top; the ethylene produced by apples fastens the browning process of room-temperature bananas.

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