Volume 49 Number 2 Article 22
Year 1995 Month 4
Title: Plantain: Production, Uses, and Nutritional Value
Author: A.M. Hamner
Abstract:
To the consumer, 'banana' (Musa spp.) is the
common name for the numerous yellow, arcshaped
"hands" of fruit marketed for fresh,
uncooked consumption and 'plantain' (Musa
spp.) for the larger, dark green, angular shaped
fruit intended for cooking but also edible raw
when fully ripe.
In some countries, there is no
distinction between plantains and bananas.
They
are simply rated as to whether they are best for
cooking or for dessert.
The following is a review
of the production, uses, and nutritional value of
the plantain.
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