A banana changes colors and texture as it ripens.
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Green Color
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Yellow Color
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Brown Color
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Stage
|
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all
|
none
|
none
|
1
|
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almost all
|
trace
|
none
|
2
|
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> 50%
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< 50%
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none
|
3
|
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< 50%
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> 50%
|
none
|
4
|
|
at tips and neck only
|
almost all
|
none
|
5
|
|
none
|
all
|
none
|
6
|
|
none
|
almost all
|
a small amount
|
7
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As the banana ripens further the brown color becomes the dominant color.
Shipping is best in Stages 1 and 2.
Grocers tend to display Stages 4 to 6.
Stages 6 and 7 are good for eating.
The ability to sell bananas declines as the amount of brown increases.
Eventually the banana will start to rot and decay.
