Eat later bananas will ripen at home in 2-4 days.
Cavendish is the most popular banana variety in Australia, with firm, starchy flesh, available all year round.
Bananas are perfect for snacking, used in baking, fruit salads and smoothies.
How to Pick:
Select bananas based on your usage timeframe and how you'll want to eat or use them, selecting Eat Later bananas to allow ripening at home in 2 - 4 days for consumption later in the week.
Bananas should be plump and firm, avoiding depressed and dark spots.
How to Store:
Store bananas at room temperature where they will continue to ripen. Eat later bananas are best for ripening at home in 2-4 days at ambient temperature.
Where it's Grown:
Australian Cavendish Bananas are grown in tropical and sub tropical regions. The tropical banana growing regions of Nothern Queensland, mainly around Tully and Innisfail, produce more than 90% of Australia's Bananas. Other production areas are in the NT, WA in Carnarvon, Northern NSW and Bundaberg in Southern Queensland.
Health Benefits:
Bananas contain potassium for heathy muscle function, and are high in energy-supprting vitamin B6*
*Based on one large cavendish banana, or 2 medium lady finger bananas (150g), as part of a healthy balanced diet
