The Common Household Item That Can Help Your Fruit Last Longer

Unfortunately, this is how my week goes: I buy my groceries on Sunday, enjoy them until Wednesday, and then realise that I’ve bought way too many fresh fruits and veggies that have now turned brown in the bowl. 

The worst culprit is bananas. And while I love using the older ones for banana bread, sometimes I wish I could keep them firm and yellow for longer than two poxy days. 

But it turns out I could have been enjoying their creamy, unblemished centres for longer – if only I’d wrapped the stalks in tinfoil.

Why does wrapping banana stalks in tinfoil keep them fresher?

It’s down to a gas called ethylene. This is 

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