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Many fruits produce a barely detectable chemical called ethylene as they ripen. Too much ethylene can lead to a loss of chlorophyll, the pigment that makes plants (and their bounty) green and ...

This prevents fruit from over-ripening on the journey. It is ripened during storage by adding ethene and then taken to the shops. The effect of ethene released from bananas is clearly visible if ...