Why do bananas get bruises?!


Question: Why do bananas get bruises!?
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Answers:
Bananas contain an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase or tyrosinase!. Whenever bananas are cut, bruised or left out for a long period of time, the oxygen present in the air readily reacts with the enzyme found in the bananas!. This oxidation reaction is seen as a rusting or browning of the banana's surface!.

The reaction can be slowed or prevented by inactivating the enzyme with heat (cooking), reducing the pH on the surface of the fruit (by adding lemon juice or another acid), reducing the amount of available oxygen (by putting cut fruit under water or vacuum packing it), or by adding certain preservative chemicals (like sulfur dioxide)!.

On the other hand, using cutlery that has some corrosion (as is seen with lower quality steel knives) can increase the rate and amount of the browning by making more iron salts available for the reaction!.

http://www!.food-info!.net/uk/colour/enzym!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

bananas are really quite a delicate fruit!. like your skin!. if you knock it, you will bruise!.

also, they will start to go black and soggy as they deteriorate!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you have an answer already!.!.!.now treat your bananas right !.!.!.lol!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.there is always the last resort =banana pie!.!.!.!Www@Answer-Health@Com

The natural sugar in the banana is coming out!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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