by Mastodon on April 29th, 2008

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Why do some fruits such as bananas and papayas ripen faster when you put them in a brown paper bag?

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  • by VOD on April 29th, 2008

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    It has something to do with trapping the nitrogen.

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    • Ethylene is the hormone released that gets trapped.

      .DanielleFLOURINE

      by .DanielleFLOURINE on April 29th, 2008

    • Cool. Thanks for the clarification.

      VOD

      by VOD on April 29th, 2008

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