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Cooking banana

A starchier banana type chiefly prepared by cooking, such as boiling, frying, roasting, or baking, with flesh becoming softer and sweeter as it ripens.

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About Cooking banana

A cooking banana is a banana variety or type chiefly used after cooking rather than eaten only as a sweet, ripe fruit. It is commonly boiled, steamed, fried, roasted, or baked, and may be cooked while green or at a later stage of ripeness.

The fruit is generally larger and starchier than dessert bananas, with flesh that can be firm and potato-like when green and softer or sweeter as it ripens. It is sold whole, and prepared forms include peeled pieces, slices, and cooked or dried products.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Desserts

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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English

Cooking banana

English

Banana for cooking

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Cooking banana nutrition & diet

Cooking banana nutritional value

Reference: Plantain cooking banana

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

Calories
136kcal
Protein
1.3g
Carbs
30.4g
Fat
0.4g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Ripeness and preparation matter: green and ripe fruit differ in composition, and cooking or drying changes water content and measured values.

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: Swedish Food Agency Food Database, 2026-07-01 — 575 ↗. 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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