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btw i said ethylene gas but you said ethylene oxide. need to google if they are the same or not. a few minutes later: I just checked it. they are different.
by fuzztester 2y ago
btw i said ethylene gas but you said ethylene oxide. need to google if they are the same or not.
a few minutes later:
I just checked it. they are different.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene
- simonblack 2y agoYou're quite correct. It's ethylene and not ethylene oxide that does the ripening. Sometimes you don't want to have to wait days for a fruit to ripen, that's why it's faster to use the plastic bag trick.