Cooking bananas are full of fibre with are good for people with digestive and bowel problems. It is especially beneficial for people with IBS and constipation.

You know a fruit is powerhouse of nutrients when it can be savoured equally both in its raw and ripe forms.

Cooking bananas are banana cultivars in the genus Musa whose fruits are generally used in cooking.

Cooking bananas are generally eaten when still green and starchy. However, some are also eaten in the halfripe and ripe stages, in which case they are considered both ‘cooking’ and ‘dessert’ types.

Cooking bananas, like dessert bananas, come in a great variety of shapes, sizes and colours. They may be large, weighing up to 300 grams, but some popular types of cooking bananas have small fruit of around 50–100 grams.