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Originally Posted by Narnia
Would water intake be a contributing factor to the fruit exploding?
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Yes. It is some kind of Osmosis, because the banana peel is full of water. Not like a cherry though, but as the fruit ripens the peel gradually looses water via Osmosis to the inside fruit. The peels cells start to collapse due to the water loss and the peel becomes thinner and more pliable.