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Any food item a homemaker buys goes into the refrigerator. It may be food tins, juices, sauces, milk, etc. But the most important of all are vegetables and fruits. Unless stored under cold conditions, these perishable items rot easily. Just like us, they too have life and tend to respire. They let out a gas called ethylene. All fruits and vegetables have receptors to sense this gas, which are turned on the moment they come into contact with it. So, the minute one fruit or vegetable lets out ethylene, the rest of the gang join it. Warmth encourages this process. In other words, keeping them under cold condition slows down this process and this is where a fridge comes in handy.
Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/turning-natural-fibres-to-fabric/article3436141.ece