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Common
name : Banana
- Thai name : Glooway
- Scientific name : Musa sapientum L.
Varieties
Glooway-hawm
- Weight : approximately 150 gms./fruit, thick skin
- Color : bright yellow when it is ripe, the flesh is white
- Taste : sweet and fragrant
Glooway-kai ( golden banana )
- Weight : approximately 50 gms./fruit, thin skin
- Color : golden yellow when it is ripe, the flesh is yellowish
white
- Taste : pungent sweet with appetizing fragrance
Glooway-nahm-wah
- Weight : approximately 100 gms./fruit, the skin is moderate
thickness
- Color : smokey yellow when it is ripe, the sticky flesh is white
- Taste : sweet
Nutritional value : High carbohydrate and Vitamin A, calcium
and phosphorus
Fruiting season : All year for Glooway-hawm and
Glooway-nahm-wah, but Glooway-kai is available during August - November
Uses : Eating fresh
Storage : Keep the fresh fruit at room temperature ( 25-30
celcius degree ), it can be kept for 3-4 days. |