How To Ripen a Banana Faster

Good things come to those who wait, right? When it comes to waiting for bananas to ripen, however, it seems like it can take longer than necessary. A group of college scientific researchers sat in a group to see just how quickly we can ripen bananas.

How do you ripen bananas faster?

“The way to get bananas to ripen faster is:

1. Hold them at room temperature.
2. Enclose them in a paper bag (not a sealed plastic bag) or place in a ripening bowl along with an apple or an already ripe banana. The idea behind the bag/bowl is that bananas ripen in response to ethylene, a gaseous plant hormone produced by many ripening fruits, including bananas. You are allowing a higher concentration of ethylene to accumulate around the unripe bananas when you place them in a bag or ripening bowl with a fruit that is already producing lots of ethylene.”

Some additional ways to ripen bananas include:

1. Leaving them in a bunch
2. Place in warm places
3. Place in a paper bag
4. Baking them in the oven