Plantain

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Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for green (unripe) plantains (cooking bananas). Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Plantains are more prone than bananas to premature ripening during transit and storage. Produces significant ethylene: store apart from ethylene-sensitive produce. Sensitive to ethylene: keep away from ethylene-producing fruit. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

A verified nutrition profile matching this product identity, edible part and processing form is not established. No other food, species, maturity or processing form is substituted.