STORING BANANAS
Michigan State University Extension 
Preserving Food Safely - 01600651 
08/03/99 

Commercial varieties, always picked unripe, are matured 
by special moist processing, before reaching the point of 
sale. They should not be eaten until further ripened by 
holding them at 70 degrees Fahrenheit in a closed paper bag 
until yellow in color. Once cut, they darken rapidly unless 
sprinkled with citrus juice. As a rule use slightly 
underripe bananas for cooking, except in Banana Bread. Ripe 
bananas can be stored in the refrigerator. While skins of 
refrigerated bananas darken ominously, interiors remain 
palatable even after 2 to 3 days of refrigeration. 


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