The banana's secret gas — Farm to Table · Fruits & Vegetables
Nes leaves a hard avocado next to some ripe bananas, and two days later it is soft and ready. Fruits & Vegetables · MyLeoNes.
Your task
Sort each fruit: does it keep ripening after picking, or is it picked ripe?
- Simply put, some fruits, like bananas, avocados, pears and kiwis, keep ripening after they are picked, and ethylene speeds them up. Others, like grapes, strawberries and citrus, do not get any sweeter once they are picked, so farmers wait until they are ripe.
- Invented stories to learn from, not medical or diet advice. Every body and every family eats differently. For health or allergy questions, talk to a trusted adult or a health professional.
- Nothing about you or what you eat is collected.
Score
- Plant & food knowledge — You understood how this part of the plant world works.
- Caring for the planet — You chose what is kind to the garden and the planet.
- Safe & ask for help — You stayed safe and knew when to ask a trusted adult.
In real life
Fruit stores use ethylene to ripen bananas evenly before they reach the shop, and at home a paper bag with a ripe banana can help a hard avocado or pear get ready. Keeping ripe bananas away from fruit you want to last helps it keep longer.
Farm to Table
Invented stories to learn from, not medical or dietary advice. Every body is different. Never eat wild plants, berries or mushrooms without a trusted adult. Allergies are a matter for adults and doctors: if you feel unwell after eating, tell an adult straight away. Nothing about you is collected; progress stays on this device.
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