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Fruits ripen more quickly in cabinets due to the presence of ethylene gas, a natural plant hormone that triggers ripening. Refrigerators slow down this ripening process by reducing ethylene production and inhibiting ripening enzymes. The cold temperatures in the refrigerator also slow down the metabolic processes that lead to ripening.

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The cold refrigerator environment delays the natural ripening process by preventing the starch in the fruit to change to sugar.

Placing fruit in a brown paper bag can further speed up the ripening process. As fruit ripens it gives off a chemical called ethylene, which accelerates ripening. The fastest way to ripen fruit is to place it in a brown paper bag with a ripe banana. in conclution fruits ripen faster in a paper baq!!! shut up

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