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Why do bananas go bad after leaving them out for two weeks

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Bananas naturally create ethylene, so when they eventually overripe or go bad in this case in the average 2 weeks, it is caused from the banana or bananas producing to much ethylene. (Not sure if this helps at all but hope it does)
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