Bananas are perfect to have for a light breakfast or snack, but are often one of the most wasted foods in a kitchen, as most people are storing them in the wrong place.

Mandy Applegate, an expert from Two City Vegans, has shared that bananas should be kept far away from a fruit bowl, as it cause them to quickly become brown and mushy, reports the Express.

She said: "A fruit bowl is one of the worst places to store bananas since many other fruits, like apples and peaches, also release ethylene gas. Keeping bananas away from other fruit prevents a chain reaction of over-ripening."

Fruits like bananas, apples or peaches release a natural substance called ethylene gas, which ripens fruit so it becomes soft and flavourful enough for us to eat.

When too much ethylene gas builds up in the

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