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Baby bananas
Ecuadro
Order until: 02.03.2025 or 04.05.2025
These baby bananas come from the Caluma region of Ecuador. The bananas are only about 10 centimetres long and taste sweeter than their larger relatives. Three farming families grow the fruits in a polyculture together with other varieties and citrus fruits. The families cultivate close to nature and pesticide-free, but they are not yet certified organic. The fruit arrives at your home green, and you ripen it at home.
When will my delivery arrive?
If no specific delivery date is indicated for a product, we will ship your pre-ordered items during the specified month. For the latest information, please check our delivery schedule page. We will notify you as soon as your order is on its way.
| Arrival of the delivery | Order by: |
|---|---|
| April | 02.03.2025 |
| June | 04.05.2025 |
Use & preparation
- Use green bananas in savoury dishes: Peanut and Banana Curry, Green Banana and Black Bean Stew.
- Use ripe bananas to make delicious smoothies and if you still have some left over, you can freeze them or bake a classic banana bread.
Storage & shelf life
Stored in a cool place, such as a cellar, undamaged fruit will keep for several weeks. Do not remove the plastic in the crate, as it keeps the bananas moist, which stops the ripening process. Dried out bananas will not turn yellow. Store the bananas that you would like to eat within the next few days at room temperature in a paper bag together with an apple. They should be ripe after two to five days. You can delay the ripening process by about two weeks by storing the bananas in an airtight ziplock bag. Check your bananas for skin damage when you receive them, since damaged fruit produces more of the ripening gas ethylene than undamaged fruit.
Sustainability and supply chain
Producers
Grown by 10 family farmers on an average of 4.38 ha in the Bolívar region.
Cultivation
Currently being converted to organic farming, agroforestry, irrigated fields.
Processing
Processed and packaged entirely on site, never repackaged. 100 % of employees have legal employment contracts. Wages meet or exceed the minimum wage.
Purchasing & Logistics
Purchased from the exporter, since 2022.
Transport: Lorry to Puerto Bolívar, ship to Vlissingen, lorry to Switzerland/Germany.
Transport: Lorry to Puerto Bolívar, ship to Vlissingen, lorry to Switzerland/Germany.
