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Red Bananas

Commodity Overview

Red bananas have a purple or maroon-red skin that makes them a distinctive sight. They are squatter than a cavendish and its cream-colored flesh often has a light pink or pale orange hue. Sweeter than a traditional banana, they are a great choice to use for sampling with consumers. They are available year-round from Ecuador and Mexico.

Produce Availability

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Characteristics

  • Commodity: Bananas
  • Category: Tropical Fruit
  • Appearance: Short and squatty with purple or maroon-red skin
  • Flesh: Cream-colored flesh that often has a light pink or pale orange tinge
  • Flavor: When ripe, sweet, with a slight raspberry flavor
  • Size: Smaller than a common banana; 6 inches or shorter
  • Color: Purple or maroon-red
  • Shape: Shorter and squatter than a common banana
  • Commonly Cooked: Yes
  • Served Raw: Yes
  • Seed: Tiny, edible black seeds
  • Availability: Year-round
  • Additional Notes: Photo courtesy Frieda's Inc.
Retail Price Data is based on USDA Specialty Crops Market News surveys. Data collection ends on the report date and encompasses ad pricing good from the Saturday before the report release date through the following Friday. Weekly data - from over 400 retailers, comprising more than 30,000 individual stores with online weekly advertised features - covers over 250 produce items. Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.
USDA Specialty Crops Market News publishes FOB and Movement data on a daily and weekly basis. Pricing and volume information is aggregated by commodity and published weekly, subject to any source-data adjustments. Commodity data is further processed based on origin (domestic vs imports) and type (regular vs. organic). Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.
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