Manzano Bananas

Manzano Bananas

Manzano Bananas

Commodity Overview

Manzano bananas are short and chubby with thick yellow skins that turn completely black when ripe. They're sometimes called the apple banana because of their apple-like flavor when immature. When fully ripe, they have a more tropical, pineapple flavor. 

PLUs

4233 manzano/apple

Characteristics

  • Commodity: Bananas
  • Category: Tropical Fruit
  • Appearance: Short and chubby with thick yellow skins spotted with brown; completely black when fully ripe
  • Flesh: Cream colored; firm when immature and more creamy when fully ripe
  • Flavor: A sweet, apple-flavored tang when immature, and a more tropical, pineapple flavor when fully ripe, with a characteristic apple fragrance
  • Size: Finger-length
  • Color: Yellow when immature; black when fully ripe
  • Shape: Small and chubby, with a slight curve
  • Served Raw: Yes
  • Seed: Tiny, edible black seeds
  • Availability: Year-round from Mexico, Central America and South America
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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