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Banana

Varieties

Lady Finger - small plump banana with a sweet distinctive flavour.
Cavendish - the most common type of banana.
Gold Finger- looks like a Cavendish and tastes like a Lady Finger.
Plantain and Red Dacca - large cooking bananas.

Description

Grown in the warm, humid tropics, bananas are picked and shipped green. They are one fruit that develops better flavor when ripened off the bush. Each bunch includes several "hands" of a dozen or so bananas (fingers).

Selection, Storage & Handling

Choose plump, evenly colored yellow bananas flecked with tiny brown specks (a sign of ripeness). Avoid those with blemishes, which usually indicate bruising.

Nutritional Value

Bananas are a good source of vitamins C and B6. A good source of cholesterol-lowering dietary fibre and a useful source of potassium. Bananas also provide complex carbohydrates and energy, with a medium banana (1509) providing 370kJ.

Growing Areas

QLD / NSW / WA / NT