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Introduction• Bananas are a staple in the tropics.

• The fruit of the banana is technically a berry.

• cluster of fruit is called a hand and each banana is known as a

finger.

• The seeds are infertile, so shoots are used to start new plants.

• ananas are grown throughout the tropics, Thailand, India, the

Philippines, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.

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• Banana chips are deep-fried and/or dried slices of bananas.

• They can be covered with sugar or honey and have a sweet taste, or

they can be fried in oil and spices and have a salty and/or spicy taste.

Variants of banana chips may be covered with chocolate instead.

• Chips are produced from under ripe bananas, of which slices are deep-

fried in sunflower oil or coconut oil, which is then dried, and to which

preservatives are added.

• These varieties of chips can be very oily, due to the deep-frying process.

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• Another form of fried banana chips, usually made in Kerala (India)

and known locally as 'upperi', is fried in coconut oil.

• It is an integral part of the traditional Kerala meal called sadya

served during weddings and traditional festivals such as Onam.

• Dehydrated low-moisture banana chips are produced in a process

where moisture is removed from the product using a vacuum.

• This remarkable process concentrates the fresh product taste,

natural color, and texture in its dehydrated state.

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FRIED BANANA

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• Some healthier varieties of banana chips can be produced using

only food dehydration.

• Banana slices that are only dehydrated are not light brown and

leathery, but rather are dark yellow and crunchy.

• They are very sweet and have an intense banana flavor. These are

ideally made from bananas that are fully ripe.

• Another kind is made by baking in an oven, although this process

may not result in the same intense banana flavor.

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• Bananas are a staple in the tropics. • Chips are produced from under ripe bananas, of which slices are deep-fried in sunflower oil or coconut oil, which is then dried, and to which preservatives are added. • Another form of fried banana chips, usually made in Kerala (India) and known locally as 'upperi', is fried in coconut oil.• Some healthier varieties of banana chips can be produced using only food dehydration.

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