Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Why do apples, pear, banana, and potatoes turn brown?

Oxidation, mostly. The same mechanism that causes iron to turn brown/rust.
Why do apples, pear, banana, and potatoes turn brown?
all these contain iron

iron react with oxygen in the atmosphere n

form iron oxyde which is brown in colour!

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Reply:They start to go off, rott and are then moudly and shuld be chucked away! That's why. Why do u ask anyway?
Reply:cause it starts to rott and most things that rott usually turn brown
Reply:thank u for ur great knowledge.the thing is that the fruits and veggeis that u told contain iron which, when react with elements present in the air turn into compounds which gives them brown colour .



i hope this will satisfy ur query.
Reply:.Oxidization breaking down the decaying fruit
Reply:Oxidation
Reply:i think it's because of some reactions with the oxygen in the air
Reply:because glucose in them decomposes upon contact with oxygen after peeling
Reply:because of a reaction
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