{"id":11761,"date":"2025-07-07T10:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=11761"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:11:23","slug":"ethylene-in-fruits-and-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/en\/blog\/ethylene-in-fruits-and-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethylene in Fruits and Vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What is Ethylene?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ethylene is a natural gas released by certain fruits and vegetables that accelerates the ripening process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Why is Ethylene Important?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Improper storage of produce can lead to premature spoilage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This results in food waste and potential financial loss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Best Practices for Storage<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1. <strong>Avoid mixing<\/strong> ethylene-producing items with ethylene-sensitive ones.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Example:<\/em> Do not store apples next to bananas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2. This applies to both <strong>refrigerated and non-refrigerated<\/strong> produce.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3. <strong>Avoid sealed bags or containers<\/strong> for produce, as they trap ethylene and accelerate ripening.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Ethylene-Producing Fruits &amp; Vegetables<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bananas \/ Cantaloupe \/ Kiwi \/ Peaches\/ Pears\/ Peppers \/ Tomatoes \/ Apples \/ Avocados<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Ethylene-Sensitive Fruits &amp; Vegetables<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apples \/ Asparagus \/ Avocados \/ Bananas \/ Broccoli\/ Cantaloupe\/ Collard Greens \/ Cucumber \/ Eggplant\/ Grapes\/ Honeydew \/ Kiwi \/ Lemons \/ Lettuce \/ Limes \/ Mangos\/ Onions \/ Peaches \/ Pears \/ Peppers \/ Squash\/ Sweet Potatoes \/ Watermelon<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Not Ethylene-Sensitive<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Blueberries \/ Cherries\/ Snap Beans\/ Garlic \/ Grapefruit\/ Oranges\/ Pineapple\/ Potatoes\/ Raspberries\/ Strawberries\/ Tomatoes\/ Yucca<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>To reduce spoilage and food waste:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Do not display or store ethylene-sensitive produce near ethylene producers.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","files_categories":[75],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/11761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"files_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.farm.com.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/files_categories?post=11761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}