Green Plantain (Green Cooking Banana / Unripe Vegetable Banana / Plátano Verde)

The green cooking banana from Transfood GmbH is the hearty counterpart of the yellow, mature variant. Harvested in an immature, deep green state, the fruit meat has an extremely solid structure and is rich in complex starch with minimal sugar content. Since it tastes very woody and herb in its raw state, it is processed exclusively as a vegetable, baked or fried in the tropical, Caribbean and African cuisine.

Ultra-maximum crushing effect: Due to its high starch and extremely low water content, the green cooking banana becomes more crunchy when frying than any normal potato.Intestinal healthy carbohydrates: Rich in resistant starch, which acts in the body like a valuable fiber and only causes the blood sugar level to rise slowly.Form stable in the cooking pot: Does not break down even with long lubrication in fertile soups and instead binds the bouillon smoothly off.

Nutritional values (per 100g)Fuel value: approximately 122 kcal / 511 kJFat: approximately 0.2 gof which saturated fatty acids: < 0.1 gCarbons: approximately 32.0 g (very strong, hardly sugar in the green state)of which sugar: < 1.0 gFast nutrients: approximately 2.3 gProtein: approximately 1.3 gSalt: < 0.01 gVital substances: Excellent source of potassium (regulates fluid balance), magnesium as well as the vitamins A, B6 and C.

Temperature: Dry storage at room temperature (12°C to 15°C). cooking bananas are extremely cold-sensitive and should not be placed in the cold refrigerator, otherwise the shell will turn gray-black and the meat will be damaged.Stop ripening process: If it is to remain green (for Tostones), process it quickly within 3 to 5 days.

Tostones/Patacones: The absolute traditional dish – thick slices are fried short, pressed flat like a biscuit (e.g. with a glass floor) and baked super crushed a second time.Coffee bananas chips (Chifles): skin thin and fried in hot oil to salty, crispy chips.Coffee & soups: peel and roll as a perfect, shaped potato alternative in hearty Caribbean, South American or African meat and vegetable pots.Tips for peeling: The green shell sits very tight.

100% fresh green bananas.

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