What are the different varieties of bananas?

Answer by  lalallalala (180)

There are hundred different varieties of bananas some are baby bananas, which is about three inches long, plaintains, which are startchy and low sugar, Manzano Banana, which have a black peel when rip. The Cavendish banana is the most popular in the US, and known as Chiquita. There are also red bananas, and much more.

Answer by  Claw (96)

there are roughly 1200 different varieties of bananas, ranging from Red, Green to the traditional Yellow Colour that everyone knows about.

Answer by  phoenix85 (366)

There are over 1200 different varieties of bananas. Some include the Dwarf Cavendish, Giant Cavendish, Pisang masak hijau, Robusta, Valery, and Bluggoe.

Answer by  sue123 (375)

There are basically three varieties. There are the regular ones that we all all familiar with, the ones with the Chiquita or Dole stickers on them. Then there are mini ones which look like regular bananas only much smaller. Then there are plantains which are typically used for cooking.

Answer by  imitchell (22)

There are over 500 varieties of bananas. The Cavendish, also known as the Chiquita banana, is the most popular in the United States. There are are also Plantain bananas, red bananas, baby bananas, burro bananas, and manzano bananas which are the five other most popular varieties.

Answer by  CEEFORINA (784)

Approximately 1200 different varieties, some of which, dessert bananas,can be eaten when ripe, some of which, plantains, must be cooked.

Answer by  twinkleyes (131)

There are many types of bananas grown the world over, differing slightly in appearance, size, taste and their use. The main difference between two types is those that can be immediately eaten, dessert bananas, and those that are cooked called plantains. One cannot be really accurate about the quantity but the banana varieties are blue, black, maroon, yellow and green.