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Banana Flower

Banana flower is the edible blossom of the banana plant, used fresh or cooked in salads, curries, and other dishes.

Banana Flower — illustrative ingredient image

About Banana Flower

Banana flower is the edible inflorescence of a banana plant, appearing as a compact, pendant cluster beneath the developing fruit bunch. Purple, maroon, or reddish outer bracts surround pale inner florets. It is used fresh or cooked in salads, curries, fritters, soups, and other dishes.

The usable inner layers are crisp and tender when fresh, with a mild vegetal flavour and possible bitterness or astringency that depends on the plant and handling. Removing tougher bracts and fibrous parts leaves pieces whose texture varies with trimming and cooking.

Commercial forms can include whole fresh flowers, trimmed portions, sliced products, or preserved preparations. The flower may be served raw or cooked; slicing and soaking prepare it for recipes, while boiling, frying, or other cooking generally changes the fresh crispness and may affect bitterness.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

Banana flower

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Banana Flower nutrition & diet

Banana Flower nutritional value

Reference: Banana, flowers, fresh

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
38kcal
Protein
1.6g
Carbs
6.3g
Fat
0.8g

Per 100 g edible portion. SMILING Lao Food Composition Table (2013), hosted by FAO. Energy is the source-calculated energy; carbohydrate is total carbohydrate. Original 2013 reference values, not a current product label or a universal recipe.

Portions & preparation

Establish the banana species or local variety and identify which inner bracts and florets are eaten after trimming. Compare fresh, boiled, canned, pickled, battered, and fried preparations only with matching references. Include soaking liquid, dressing, oil, sauce, and other ingredients when evaluating the served food.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the edible banana flower portions, with species or variety and fresh, cooked, preserved, battered, or fried form specified.

Diet considerations

Banana flower is a plant-derived blossom, while the finished dish may contain seafood, meat, eggs, dairy, or fish-based seasonings. Processing can involve pickling, canning, frying, or cereal coatings. Curries, salads, and fritters differ substantially by recipe, so accompanying ingredients and portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns require documentation.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Lao Food Composition Table, SMILING 2013 — 04001 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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