Banana Ripening Rooms

The banana is the world’s most consumed fruit and is subject to a specific ripening process before being ready for consumption. If the ripening is done under controlled conditions, the quality (even ripening with no imperfections such as black spots) and market value of the product increases as consumers are expecting to see on store shelves perfectly ripen bananas. Cartoons of green (unripen) bananas are commonly imported in reefers at temperature of 13 degrees Celsius. After being brought to a specialized facility or grocery distribution center the cartoons are loaded into the sealed ripening room (colloquially known as “banana room”) with the temperature controlled to 17 degrees Celsius.