If you’re trying to keep bananas fresh longer, one simple kitchen item can help: plastic wrap.
🍌 The trick: Cover the stems
Wrap the banana stems/crown tightly with plastic wrap. Bananas naturally release ethylene gas, which accelerates ripening. Covering the crown can slow the release and may help delay ripening.
A few other tips:
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Keep bananas away from other ripe fruit, especially apples and avocados.
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Once bananas reach your preferred ripeness, move them to the refrigerator. The peel may turn brown, but the fruit inside generally stays usable longer.
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Don’t refrigerate unripe bananas, as cold temperatures can interfere with normal ripening.
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Separate individual bananas if you want to slow the ripening of the bunch.
The exact claim that wrapping the stems makes bananas last “10 days longer” isn’t guaranteed—the benefit depends on temperature, humidity, banana variety, and how ripe they were when purchased.
