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Packhouse practices for bananas
Packhouse practices include the activities from the moment the products arrive at the collection station or packhouse to the moment of transport to the intended market. Dividing the bunch into smaller units, washing, sorting and packing are among the main activities. Good packaging is a requirement to maintain a good quality of banana throughout the rest of the supply chain. This also applies to good temperature management. Furthermore, proper cleaning and sanitizing of building and equipment is part of good packhouse practices.

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Well regulated and controlled processes
The activities at the packhouse must be well regulated and controlled. The process of washing, cutting, grading and packing is always well supervised. The skin is vulnerable to damages. Always handle bananas carefully. Packing in cardboard boxes with bags is done in such a way that it provides a high humidity and a good protection against abrasion damage during transport. Bananas should be rapidly cooled after harvest. However, bananas should not be stored below their critical temperature, as chilling injury may then occur which would result in risks on discolorations of skin, poor flavour and increased susceptibility to decay.

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The banana is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. Botanically, it is a berry, belonging to the Musaceae family. Originally from tropical Asia, it has become widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth.

The banana plant develops a false trunk (pseudostem) composed of leaf sheaths, from the center of which there emerges the apical flower and fruit spike.

Bananas, which are very popular because of their high carbohydrate content (mainly as glucose) and because of their aromatic taste, are harvested all year round.

The banana spike is known as a bunch. A bunch is composed of a series of hands. The individual fruits are called fingers. The following terminology is used:

1 banana = 1 finger
5 – 7 fingers = 1 cluster
15 – 20 fingers = 1 hand
8 – 14 hands = 1 bunch (= 200 bananas)


Bananas are divided into the following varieties:

Dessert bananas, which are suitable for eating fresh (fleshy, sweet, flavorsome)
Baby bananas, a miniature variety of dessert banana, which has recently enjoyed ever greater popularity
Cooking bananas, which have to be cooked before eating (mealy, starchy, plantains)
Fiber bananas, which are used for obtaining fibers (abaca, Manila hemp)