American “I'm gonna show you guys what your bananas look after they get gassed”
This is what our bananas in America look like after they’ve been gassed
Bananas are picked very unripe and green when they are sent to America
Factory workers put the bananas in large chambers and then use ethylene gas (and other ingredients) to ripen them before they are distributed and sold to Americans
Ethylene acts as a signaling molecule that triggers biochemical changes in fruits forcing bananas to ripen early
Bananas naturally release small amounts of ethylene gas when ripened