40% thrown away does not necessarily imply all others are better.
Normally imperfect produce goes to processing plants (juice, cans, pies etc.) but I’m not sure if there’s any significant market for banana chunks/puree.
Our local popular brand of fish sticks has banana puree as an ingredient. It’s not noticeable at all, at most it changes the texture of the batter a little.
Banana chips are usually made with cooking bananas, also known as plátano in south America. It’s a different fruit, much less sweet, usually eaten after cooking and before the ripening is complete (plátano verde).
It’s quite uncommon in Europe and NA, but it’s a staple of the central and south American cuisine
They figured out ways to cram all the subsidized surplus soy and almonds nobody wants into every conceivable product, they could certainly manage to do so with ugly bananas.
40% thrown away does not necessarily imply all others are better.
Normally imperfect produce goes to processing plants (juice, cans, pies etc.) but I’m not sure if there’s any significant market for banana chunks/puree.
Our local popular brand of fish sticks has banana puree as an ingredient. It’s not noticeable at all, at most it changes the texture of the batter a little.
There’s a difference between a market and a significant market.
There are some frozen fruit mixes that use banana chunks. Also some that use frozen puree in pre-measured shapes.
Banana juice is a thing, and banana chips and such. Probably too small of a market to repurpose all the uncool bananas :/
Banana chips are usually made with cooking bananas, also known as plátano in south America. It’s a different fruit, much less sweet, usually eaten after cooking and before the ripening is complete (plátano verde).
It’s quite uncommon in Europe and NA, but it’s a staple of the central and south American cuisine
They figured out ways to cram all the subsidized surplus soy and almonds nobody wants into every conceivable product, they could certainly manage to do so with ugly bananas.
Animal feed as well.
baby food maybe?