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.

PLUs

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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.

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Agrolatin

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Business Type:

Exporter, Grower, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Atzalan, 93680

Tropical Fruit:

Plantains, Burro Bananas, Red Bananas

Cooking Vegetables:

Herbs

Specialties:

Cactus Leaves, Lychee, Prickly Pear, Rambutan

DetPon S A

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Business Type:

Exporter, Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Guatemala,

Cooking Vegetables:

Okra

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Baby Spinach

Specialties:

Baby Vegetables, Bitter Melon, Breadfruit, Jackfruit, Longan, Sugar Cane

Tropical Fruit:

Red Bananas

Forbidden Valley Fruit Co LLC

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78501 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Limes, Persian Limes, Key Limes, Sweet Limes

Favorita USA Corp

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

Coral Gables, 33134 Florida

Tropical Fruit:

Bananas, Burro Bananas, Manzano Bananas, Nino Bananas, Red Bananas, Cavendish Bananas

El Sol Brands

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Miami, 33172 Florida

Specialties:

Guava

Tropical Fruit:

Bananas, Burro Bananas, Manzano Bananas, Nino Bananas, Red Bananas, Cavendish Bananas

Jolly Enterprises Inc.

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Houston, 77041 Texas

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Braeburn Apples, Cameo Apples, Cortland Apples, Empire Apples, Fuji Apples, Gala Apples, Ginger Gold Apples, Golden Delicious Apples, Granny Smith Apples