Blue Java Banana: A unique Banana with Vanilla flavour
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Blue Java Banana: A unique Banana with Vanilla flavour

Also known as the ice cream banana or Hawaiian banana. Java is the birthplace of the Blue Java banana. But they are also found in Hawaii.

Vanilla Ice Cream
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Vanilla Ice Cream

They taste like vanilla ice cream. That's why they are also called ice cream bananas.

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Sweet Snack
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Sweet Snack

Although commonly eaten like regular bananas, in Hawaii, they are added as a raw material to sweet snacks.

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Changing Colour
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Changing Colour

Only unripe bananas are blue. When ripe, they turn yellow. When peeled, the fruit is like a normal banana.

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More Benefits

Blue Java bananas are rich in fiber, manganese, vitamins B6, C, calories, small amounts of iron, phosphorus, thiamin, and selenium.

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Antioxidant

A major antioxidant, it prevents damage to body cells. Antioxidants also play an important role in preventing heart disease and diabetes.

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Where do you find this?

Blue Java bananas grow abundantly in Asia, Australia, and Hawaii. They are a highly climate-resistant banana variety. They grow up to 5 meters tall.

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Do we have in India?

In India, Blue Java banana cultivation was successfully done in Karmala taluk of Solapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

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