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Green Banana

Green banana is an unripe banana with firm, starchy flesh, commonly boiled, fried, or used in savory dishes.

Green Banana — illustrative ingredient image

About Green Banana

Green banana is an unripe banana harvested while its peel is green and its flesh remains firm, starchy, and only mildly sweet. It is commonly boiled, steamed, baked, fried, mashed, or sliced into savoury dishes as a starchy accompaniment.

The peel can be difficult to remove, while the cut flesh is pale and dense. Cooking softens it without giving the fruit the soft, aromatic texture associated with a fully ripe dessert banana; cultivar, maturity, and method affect bitterness, firmness, and colour.

Green banana is sold as whole unripe fruit and prepared by peeling, slicing, or cooking. The term may be used differently in markets where unripe dessert bananas are distinguished from plantains, so the exact fruit identity may require recording.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Green Banana

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Green Banana nutrition & diet

Green Banana nutritional value

Reference: Banana, dwarf, young fruit, raw

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

Calories
74.25kcal
Protein
1.2g
Carbs
16.4g
Fat
0.5g

Per 100 g edible portion. SMILING Vietnam 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

Record the peeled edible portion and the preparation of these unripe fruits: boiled, steamed, fried, baked, mashed, or added to a stew. Firmness and ripeness should be documented, as should any oil, sauce, meat, or other ingredients included in the served dish.

Compare the right form: Match references to multiple unripe green bananas, identifying species or cultivar, peeled edible portion, ripeness, and cooking method.

Diet considerations

Green bananas are plant foods, while the complete dish may not be. Added frying oil, dairy, meat, sauces, batter, or cereal ingredients alter dietary compatibility and the carbohydrate pattern of the serving. Do not substitute ripe banana references for the specified unripe, cooked form.

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: Vietnam Food Composition Table, SMILING 2013 — 4019 ↗. 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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