Fyffes

In this section

• Quality Standards
• Fyffes Bananas
  • Where do they come from?
  • Shipping and Distribution
  • Did you know?
  • Nutritional Information
  • Storage and care
• Fyffes Pineapples
• Fyffes Melons
• Bio Organic
• Fairtrade
• Fruit Snacks

Storage and Care

At the store

• handle the bananas by the crown to avoid marking or bruising them
• don’t be put off by a few slight marks on the skin – the banana skin is nature’s protective shield, the fruit inside should be fine
• don’t put anything on top of the bananas in your basket or trolley
• don’t leave the bananas in the car in very hot or very cold weather

At home

• lift the bananas by the crown and be gentle with them if placing them on a hard surface
• remove them from any packaging (unless they are "ripen-at-home" bananas)
• keep the bananas separated from other fresh produce (bananas produce a lot of ethylene, which can speed-up the ripening of other fruits)
• for best results, hang the bananas on a banana hanging tree – this allows the air to circulate around them and also keeps them from contact with hard surfaces
• keep the bananas at a cool room temperature (14 to 16 degrees C is ideal), away from direct sunlight and draughts

As the bananas ripen, the starches within them are naturally converted into sugars – the yellower the banana, the sweeter the fruit. The brown speckles on the skin of a very ripe banana are only marks made by the sugars as they seep outwards through the skin.