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Name | Plantain | ||||||||||
Scientific Name | Musa × paradisiaca | ||||||||||
Description | Plantains are very starchy, green, and not as sweet as bananas. The word plantain can describe a specific, weedy plant, but it's also used more loosely for any bananas or banana-type fruits that are cooked rather than eaten raw. Plantains are made into sweet drinks, chips, snacks, soups, dumplings, and many more dishes. Plantain comes from the Spanish plátano, "banana." | ||||||||||
Primary ID | FOOD00958 | ||||||||||
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Group | Fruits | ||||||||||
Sub-Group | Tropical fruits | ||||||||||
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ITIS ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
Wikipedia ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
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Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. |