The most consumed fruit, the yellow banana is a sweet and smooth fruit with a higher sugar concentration than unripe green bananas, making it less starchy. It is the fruit of the largest flowering herbaceous plant. Eaten raw, it makes a nutritious and energizing snack. Bananas are also steamed in banana leaves, baked, or deep-fried. They are widely used as a pudding flavoring in popular desserts, including banana splits, banana fritters, banana pancakes, and banana bread.
