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2 days ago
Food & drink

15 Foods You Should Never Store Together (And Why It Matters) - Tasting Table

Ethylene-producing fruits accelerate ripening and spoilage of ethylene-sensitive produce; separate storage preserves freshness, prevents discoloration, and reduces waste and contamination.
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1 week ago
Agriculture

Stop Storing Tomatoes And Cucumbers Together - Here's Why - Tasting Table

Store cucumbers away from tomatoes because tomato-produced ethylene accelerates cucumber ripening and causes premature spoilage.
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3 days ago

Why Storing Bananas Next To Other Fruits Makes Them Spoil Faster - Tasting Table

While this may be good for making the best brown butter banana bread, it's not great if you're hoping to eat all those bananas while they're still fresh. Who knew that putting bananas in a bowl with other fruit could make them get ripe faster? Well, scientists for one, and now you do too. The reason behind this is due to the ethylene gas produced by the fruit and how it helps make all the other fruit in the bowl ripen faster.
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4 days ago

How An Apple Can Help Soften Unripe Fruit Fast - Tasting Table

Placing ethylene-producing fruits like apples in a sealed paper bag with other off-the-vine fruits speeds ripening by trapping ethylene gas.
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