Why Do Cut Apples Pears Bananas and Potatoes Turn Brown?
Why do apple slices turn brown after being cut?
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Why do apples always turn brown five minutes after the air hits them?
Taken from Steve's Consumption Details on 1/13/2011 12:48:33 PM. I always wondered that so I looked to the web and this is what I found:
Why Do Cut Apples Pears Bananas and Potatoes Turn Brown?
Why do apple slices turn brown after being cut?
Why Do Cut Apples Pears Bananas and Potatoes Turn Brown?
Why do apple slices turn brown after being cut?
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Its the exposure to the air, it causes a reaction due to the an enzyme found in apples called polyphenol oxidase. Believe it or not, it actually oxidation.
ReplyDeleteSprinkling them in lemon or putting them in cold water helps.
Hey thanks!! (PS this is Steve aka Steph)
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