Keep foods separate

Separating foods that produce more ethylene gas while they ripen from those that don’t can help reduce premature food spoilage, as ethylene causes foods to ripen – and go off – quicker.

Foods that produce ethylene gas while they ripen include:

• Bananas
• Avocados
• Peaches
• Pears
• Green onions
• Tomatoes
• Cantaloupes

Whether it’s in your fridge or your fruit bowl, keep these foods away from the following ethylene-sensitive produce:

• Berries
• Potatoes
• Apples
• Leafy greens
• Peppers