Keeping Bananas Prepare The Longest?

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Spoiling Bananas

Bananas are a very healthy food to eat, however, you have to eat them quick. Bananas go rotten and spoiled within about a week. Depended upon the type of banana, you could have 3-50 bananas in a bunch. Most bunches that you will find at your local grocery store will have 5-7 bananas. There are many methods to keeping your bananas ripe, but most people do not know which one is the best. So, this experiment will prove which method is the best for keeping bananas ripe the longest. This experiment will have many methods being tested. These methods are: wrapping the stem of the banana in tin foil, putting the banana in the refrigerator, leaving the banana out, or using a banana hook to hang it up. There are many theories that …show more content…

“Most bananas come from Central and South America; other important producing areas are in Africa and southern Asia.” (Science Online) Those bananas are then transferred around the world for humans’ pleasure. Most people love to eat this sweet treat, however, most don’t understand really what a banana is. Bananas are thought to be a fruit, nonetheless, bananas are actually not. “The banana is a large, herbaceous plant with a perennial root, or rhizome, from which the plant is perpetuated by sprouts or suckers.” (Today’s Science) So, the banana is actually part of the herb family. The banana plant can vary in size. This plant could grow anywhere from 8 to 30 feet tall. (Litz) So, really the banana is much different than what people think they are. Even with over 35 …show more content…

One experiment that has been tested is, “Does the temperature affect the lifespan of a banana?” This experiment is similar to the experiment being tested now. Another experiment that has been conducted was, “Does the type of banana affect the lifespan of a banana?” There have been many different experiments that have been conducted involving bananas. “What method keeps bananas ripe the longest?” is the experiment being conducted

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