This is a sign that the bananas were refrigerated, which interferes with proper ripening.Bananas Ripening on the tree Stock Images by ponytail1414 6 / 1,201 banana tree flowers Pictures by smithore 2 / 111 Red Banana Tree leaf close-up Stock Photo by Irina274 0 / 0 Banana flower Stock Photography by paleka 1 / 129 leaf green banana background Stock Photography by buraratn 2 / 38 Banana flower Picture by swisshippo 2 / 71 red banana flower on tree Pictures by satitsrihin 1 / 31 red banana flower on tree Stock Photo by satitsrihin 1 / 40 Banana leaves Stock Photos by barsik 6 / 500 Red flower of a banana on tree Stock Photography by gongzstudio 4 / 46 Zanzibar Red Bananas Stock Image by MelJMitch 1 / 76 Red Banana Tree In Tropical Rainforest Stock Images by Kalypso 0 / 25 Red banana blossom isolated on white background Stock Photo by amstockphoto 1 / 9 Banana plantation is East Africa Picture by malajski 2 / 44 Red eyed frog in banana leaf Stock Photography by Anke 1 / 69 Curious tree frog Stock Photography by mojojojo 2 / 25 Red Lorikeet Stock Photography by panuruangjan 1 / 25 Banana blossom Picture by guidenop 1 / 73 Typical African red clay house Pictures by Mirage3 2 / 151 Large African coffee nursery Stock Image by Mirage3 4 / 103 Banana Ornamental Stock Photo by forest71 1 / 34 collection of fruit and vegetables, vegetarian diet Stock Photo by pruden 19 / 2,079 African house made of red earth bricks Stock Photographs by Mirage3 3 / 120 Frog on a banana Stock Photo by MatHayward 1 / 189 Banana flower Stock Photography by jieophoto 1 / 16 Banana Trees in Rwanda Stock Photographs by RyanFaas 1 / 39 Banana blossom Picture by stoonn 2 / 27 Banana blossom Stock Photo by Exsodus 1 / 39 Water pump in the field during dry season Stock Photos by Mirage3 2 / 36 Flaming Leaf Stock Photos by Dwight 1 / 99 Red eyed frog in natural environment Stock Photographs by Anke 1 / 222 Edible Banana flower Picture by bdspn 1 / 30 Banana flower Stock Photographs by photonewman 1 / 30 Old motorcycle landscape Stock Image by Mirage3 1 / 12 Fresh smoothy drink Stock Images by Neirfy 1 / 4 Banana flowers hang from banana tree. Avoid bananas that have a gray tint and look dull in color.When the peel shows more brown or black than yellow, the fruit is over-ripe. As the small brown spots grow on the peel, the fruit inside ripens even further. Brown-spotted bananas are the sweetest.The more the banana's adult color appears on the peel, the riper it is. Most bananas are yellow when ripe, but some varieties are brown or red.
Ripe bananas have turned their adult color.Choose firm fruit without dark spots or abrasions on the peel. Buy green bananas for maximum storage life without freezing. Here are some things to keep in mind when choosing your bananas: If you're shopping for a family or a few people who will eat them quickly, then ripe bananas are the way to go. If you're shopping just for yourself, then you may want greener bananas so they aren't all ripe right away. Depending on when you want to use them and how you wish to store them, you may want them to be more or less ripe. Choose bananas based on their degree of ripeness.