Premature ripening

Premature ripening can be the result of too advanced harvest maturity, too warm temperature or the presence of ethylene somewhere in the preceding chain. The more mature bananas then ripen first, causing differences in colour stage. Banana hands can start ripening during long-distance transport or will ripen faster later in the chain after artificial ripening. The presence of rotten bananas (ethylene) can trigger ripening in the complete box.