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One day the banana is perfect- bright yellow, firm, flavourful. But even within the same day, brown spots can appear on your perfectly1 ripe banana. Its flesh turns mushy and it's destined2 for the compost or at best banana bread.
But scientists are developing a way to extend the life of ripe bananas. It's spray-on coating made from chitosan, substance found in crab3 and shrimp4 shells. The new gel can sprayed on bananas to slow the ripening6 process by up to twelve days.
Like other fruit, bananas remain alive after being picked and actually continue to respire. This means that they take oxygen and release carbon dioxide. The more the banana breathes, the faster it ripens7 and then rots. Bananas ripen5 more quickly than most fruit because they don't naturally slow the respiration8 after being picked, in fact it speeds up, causing bananas to become mushy.
Chitosan not only kill the bacteria on banana's skin that leads to rot, it also significantly slows down the respiration in the first place. So bananas won't drive you bananas.
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1 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的 | |
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3 crab | |
n.螃蟹,偏航,脾气乖戾的人,酸苹果;vi.捕蟹,偏航,发牢骚;vt.使偏航,发脾气 | |
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n.虾,小虾;矮小的人 | |
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5 ripen | |
vt.使成熟;vi.成熟 | |
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6 ripening | |
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的现在分词 );熟化;熟成 | |
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7 ripens | |
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的第三人称单数 ) | |
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8 respiration | |
n.呼吸作用;一次呼吸;植物光合作用 | |
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