Ripe banana powder from fully ripened Cavendish and Nendran bananas, low-temperature dried and milled to your mesh — the natural banana note for sports nutrition, baby food, bakery, smoothies and RTD beverages in the US, UK, Ireland and the EU, with nothing added.
One kilo of powder carries the sugars and aroma of roughly 5 kg of peeled ripe fruit.
Puree needs a cold chain and flavourings need a label. Ripe banana powder is the middle path: fruit on the ingredient list, dry in the bag.
Low-temperature drying keeps the volatile esters that say "banana" — no caramelised or cooked note.
55–65 % natural fruit sugars let you cut added sugar in bars, bakery and drinks while keeping the flavour.
Ingredient statement: banana. No maltodextrin carrier, no sulphites, no anti-caking agent unless requested.
Cream to light beige, browning controlled by process — every lot inside the colour standard.
Typical specification for flavour-grade ripe banana powder. Organic-certified lots to the same panel.
| Quality check | ODOD Group lot | Typical open-market lot |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient list | Banana | Banana, maltodextrin, sulphite |
| Aroma | Fresh ripe banana | Cooked / caramel |
| Colour | L* ≥ 70, uniform | Brown, variable |
| Moisture / a_w | ≤ 5 % / ≤ 0.35 on COA | Not stated |
| Market compliance | United States | United Kingdom & Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product class | Dried fruit powder; FSVP importer verification | Dried fruit under retained FIC | CN 1106 30; labelling per Reg. (EU) 1169/2011 |
| Infant & baby food | FDA infant-food requirements when used in 21 CFR 107/109 products; heavy metals per Closer to Zero | Assimilated Reg. 2006/125 for processed cereal / baby foods | Reg. (EU) 2006/125 (baby foods) and 2023/915 contaminants where used in infant products; pesticide limits 0.01 mg/kg |
| Residues & contaminants | EPA tolerances; heavy metals on COA | UK MRLs; lead / cadmium per assimilated 1881/2006 | Reg. (EC) 396/2005 MRLs; Reg. (EU) 2023/915 |
| Organic | USDA NOP via India NPOP equivalence | UK organic (GB) via recognised control bodies | EU organic — certificate of inspection in TRACES |
Regulatory references are provided for planning; the importer of record confirms the requirements for each shipment. Lot-specific test panels are run to the buyer's specification before dispatch.
Ripeness is the whole point: we dry fruit at the sugar peak, not the harvest peak.
Green-harvested bananas ripened in controlled chambers to full peel-spot stage — sugar and aroma at their maximum.
Hand-peeled, inspected, pulped and de-aerated; browning controlled without sulphites.
Drum or vacuum-belt drying below 70 °C product temperature to keep esters and colour; ≤ 5 % moisture.
Milled to 60–100 mesh, sieved, metal-detected and packed in 20 kg cartons with food-grade liners.
Processed and packed in FDA-registered, GMP-certified facilities running HACCP under ISO 22000. Halal certified; Kosher and organic-certified lots on request. A full Certificate of Analysis travels with every lot, and every pallet traces back to its farm cluster and processing batch.
Documents per shipment: COA, Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary certificate where applicable, health certificate, packing list, and Halal certificate on request.
Banana is the most-searched fruit flavour in sports nutrition and baby food. This is the ingredient behind it.
Real banana flavour and natural sweetness at 5–15 % inclusion; potassium bonus for electrolytes.
Low-temperature dried, sulphite-free; infant-grade lots with full heavy-metal and residue panels.
Replaces fresh banana in dry mixes; consistent flavour, no water to manage.
Disperses readily; pairs with cocoa, coffee and oat bases.
Fruit-forward sweetness for reduced-sugar claims.
Feed-grade powder to the same drying standard.
Dry powder, ambient, palletised.
No. Ripe banana powder is dried at the sugar peak: 55–65 % natural sugars, strong banana aroma, cream colour — a flavour ingredient. Green banana flour is dried unripe fruit: starchy, neutral, high in resistant starch — a functional flour. We supply both; see the green banana flour page.
No. The ingredient statement is "banana". Browning is controlled by process rather than sulphite, and no maltodextrin or anti-caking agent is added unless a customer specifies it.
Yes, with infant-grade lots. Those are tested to the stricter pesticide (0.01 mg/kg) and heavy-metal requirements that apply to baby foods in the EU and UK and to FDA's Closer to Zero programme in the US, and the reports travel with the lot.
60 mesh is standard for bakery and bars; 80–100 mesh for beverages and baby food where a smooth mouthfeel matters. Cryo-milling is available for the finest grades.
Yes. India NPOP-certified organic lots are accepted under USDA NOP and EU/UK organic equivalence arrangements; allow extra time for the certificate of inspection on the first shipment.
18 months unopened at ambient. The powder is hygroscopic: once opened, reseal the liner and use within a few weeks, or specify nitrogen-flushed 10 kg bags for slower use.
Request a 500 g sample and the COA — flavour-grade or infant-grade — and a landed price within one working day.
