Banana

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Banana is the common name for herbaceous of the genus Musa, an edible fruit that is yellow when ripe. It was the 4th largest crop of the world, it needs 10 - 15 months to produce a flower stalk. Banana is usually refers to "dessert".

Banana fruit is easy to cultivate, can grow up to 15 meters but most plants vary from 3 to 9 meters. It has a very large leaves as big as 4 x 1 meters.

One of the most well known and eaten fruit in Southeast Asian countries. Usually picked unripe and has to ripen, some doctors advice to eat banana at least once a day. It is a good source of fiber, potassium and vitamin C.

Six different common and popular types of Banana

•Red Bananas
•Baby/nino banana
•Burrro Banana
•Plantain Banana
•Cavendish Banana

Banana dishes

•Banana chip
•Banana pudding
•Banana cake
•Banana pie
•Bananacue
•Banana turon

Cavendish Banana

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Cavendish banana is one of the most widely-grown banana platation in Asia. Cavendish banana is actually a fascinating glimpse into the world of commercial banana cultivation. It is originated in Southeast Asia. Cavendish banana is usually found on the shelves of fruit stand and supermarket. Bulk of cavendish bananas for sell you've seen in these commercial areas, because these bananas are cheaply available in fresh. cavendish banana is susceptible to disease because the plants are clones. All cavendish bananas around the world are genetically identical.

Description

The cavendish banana is green skin when unripe and yellow when ripe. One of the most consumed banana worldwide and it has a size of 15 to 25 cm long with diameter of 39 mm to 46 mm. This variety is usually eaten for baby food and salad but most of the time a dessert.

Nutritional and Medicinal benefits

Cavendish is one source of vitamin A, B, C and E, it has also Calcium, silicium, phosphorous, sulfor, ironand sudium. It is also rich in vitamin B6, folic acid and potassium. Banana is good for the people with health problem like stommach problem, rheumatism, constipation, kidney stone, hepatitis and cholesterol.

Baby banana

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The baby banana is grown in the tropical countries of South America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. When ripe, the skin will be bright yellow and have a cream-colored flesh. Bananas ripen naturally without being refrigerated, however by placing them in a refrigerator, the skin darkens quicker but they are kept from becoming soft and mushy for a longer period of time. Also known as a Finger, a Ladyfinger, a Lady Finger, or a Nino banana.

Red/morado banana

Red banana has a raspberry hint of flavor. It is also a heartier and slightly sweeter than yellow banana. Red banana is a maroon/purple skin to almost black, and flesh of pinkish, or salmon yellow. When ripe, raw red bananas have a flesh that is cream to light pink in color. They are also softer and sweeter than the yellow Cavendish varieties, with a slight raspberry-banana flavor. They are frequently eaten raw whole or chopped and added to desserts and fruit salads but can also be baked, fried and toasted. Red bananas are also commonly sold dried in stores.

Plantain Banana

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Plantains are a member of the banana family. They are a starchy, low in sugar variety that is cooked before serving as it is unsuitable raw. Plantains, "potatoes of the air" or "cooking bananas" are the fruit of the Musa Paradisiaca, a type of banana plant. Plantains grilled over a charcoal fire are popular street food. Plantain bananas—peeled, sliced, and boiled, or cut into rondelles and fried in oil.

Plantains are sometimes referred to as the pasta and potatoes of the Caribbean. Sold in the fresh fruit section in supermarket and fruit stand vendor,plantain banana is usually resemble green bananas but ripe plantains may be black in color. This vegetable-banana can be eaten and tastes different at every stage of development. The interior color of the fruit will remain creamy, yellowish or lightly pink. When the peel is green to yellow, the flavor of the flesh is bland and its texture is starchy.

Usages of plantain banana

Plantain is used for cooking, baking or fried. Some countries used plantain banana for snacks. Plantain is longer than bananas and it has thicker skins.

Burro Banana

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This banana is used for snacks, in breads, salad and dried banana chips. It is smaller and rectangular shape, chunky but short, it taste of tangy lemon-banana. Burro banana turns a deep yellow and has characteristic of black spots. This variety of banana offers a midly sweet flavor with subtle lemon overtones. Quiker to ripen than common bananas.

Banana fruit is easy to cultivate, can grow up to 15 meters but most plants vary from 3 to 9 meters, it has a very large leaves as big as 4 x 1 meters.

The picture above is a kind of banana that is popularly known in the Philippines as "Saba". Saba is good to eat raw when ripen because it is high in potassium, but it is very good when boiled. When not ripen, it can be made as chips or pinasugbo. Pinasugbo is a thinly sliced not ripen saba fried in cooking oil with melted mascuvado (not refined sugar).