Saturday, October 18, 2025

A Few Things about Bananas when Cooking or Baking

Ripe vs. Unripe Bananas: Which are Better for You? | One Green Planet

While baking some banana muffins, this came to mind and I wanted to share this information about bananas. It's always good to know which bananas to bake with (unripened vs. ripened), as well as knowing what level the sugar concentration will be.

 

Based on the above chart, unripened bananas have 40% starch, while ripened bananas only have 8% starch (91% sugar).  

 

 Banana ripeness chart. Stages of banana fruit ripeness with infographic ...

 

 

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