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Green Banana or Plantain

Green banana or plantain refers to an unripe, firm fruit commonly cooked as a starchy savory food.

Green Banana or Plantain — illustrative ingredient image

About Green Banana or Plantain

Green banana or plantain refers to firm, unripe banana-family fruit used as a starchy food rather than as a soft dessert fruit. It may be boiled, steamed, fried, baked, mashed, or sliced into savoury dishes.

The peel is green to greenish-yellow and the flesh is pale and dense, with a mild, low-sweetness flavour before cooking. Plantains are generally larger and more angular, but appearance alone is not always decisive; cultivar and maturity affect the result.

The phrase may cover either unripe dessert bananas, true plantains, or both. Peeling method and cooking technique alter the fruit’s appearance and texture, while culinary names and market usage differ by region; the intended product should therefore be recorded.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for green banana or plantain

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

green plantain

English

green banana or plantain

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Green Banana or Plantain nutrition & diet

Green Banana or Plantain nutritional value

Reference: Plantain, green flesh, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
117kcal
Protein
1.1g
Carbs
29.4g
Fat
0.3g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 13-323. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Establish whether the ingredient is an unripe banana or an unripe plantain before selecting a reference; they are not interchangeable by name alone. Record peeled edible flesh and preparation, including boiling, frying, baking, mashing, or inclusion in a mixed dish.

Compare the right form: Match references only after identifying green banana versus green plantain, with peeled portion and exact cooked or uncooked preparation recorded.

Diet considerations

Both possible identities are plant foods, but green banana and plantain require separate identification. Compatibility changes with frying oil, batter, dairy, meat, sauces, or cereal-based coatings. Ripeness, preparation, and serving context affect the carbohydrate pattern, so the catalogue name alone is insufficient.

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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Plantain, green flesh, raw ↗. 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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