Patent ID: 11871760
Assignee: nan
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 19:
20. A system comprising:
a plurality of banana containers, each banana container having a first container end to receive an unpeeled banana and a second container end; and
a gas generator including a gas dispensing regulator connected to the plurality of banana containers to dispense a ripening gas into corresponding banana containers at different flow rates, the gas dispensing regulator including a plurality of gas meters having a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of banana containers, a corresponding meter connected to the second container end of a corresponding banana container to dispense a corresponding amount of the ripening gas into the corresponding banana container to ripen the unpeeled banana in the corresponding banana container in response to the corresponding amount of the ripening gas,
wherein the plurality of banana containers have varying wall thicknesses such that the wall thicknesses and a rate at which the corresponding amount of the ripening gas are dispensed to a respective banana container controls the ripening rate of the unpeeled banana.