Banana

Food and health uses

• Fruit is edible

• Banana leaves are used to wrap food during the cooking process

• Banana leaves are also used as disposable food containers

• Banana hearts are used as a vegetable in South Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine

• The banana plant has long been a source of fiber for high quality textiles

More information

• Wikipedia

• University of Hawaii

• Bishop Museum

• Purdue University

• Pacific Island Agroforestry