# Buy wholesale puree banana

## Product Summary
Banana is a versatile raw material for the food industry. Our Ecuadorian 22 Brix puree provides ideal viscosity and natural sweetness for your products all year round.

## What is our product used for?
- **Concentrated juice or puree (AIJN):** Production of 100% reconstituted juices.
- **Stabilized raw material:** Production of fruit drinks, craft lemonades and smoothies.
- Creation of fruit fillings for bakery and confectionery products.
- Production of natural fruit jellies, marmalade, ice cream and yogurts.
- Use as a natural sweetener and flavoring agent.

## Digital Tools for Technologists
- **Interactive Brix Calculator**: Calculate dilution ratios and raw material mass for your production batch.
- **Direct Link**: [Open Brix Calculator](https://anix-bg.com/laboratory.php?product=fruit-puree-banana)

## Supply Information
- **Brand**: ANIX (Expert B2B supplier)
- **Packaging**: Industrial Aseptic Drums (200-265kg net weight)
- **MOQ**: 1 Metric Ton (Custom industrial volumes available)
- **Certifications**: ISO 22000, SGF, Kosher, Halal (depends on specific lot)

## Product Variations
### Fruit Puree / Puree Concentrate
Natural banana puree (22 Brix) from Ecuador, produced from selected, fully ripe fruits. The processing includes mandatory peeling of the bananas, which guarantees purity of taste and the absence of off-flavors.

**Technical characteristics:**
* **Texture:** The product has a high viscosity (2.5 - 7.5 cm by Bostwick), providing a uniform and dense consistency in finished products.
* **Composition:** 100% natural raw material without GMOs, preservatives or additives.
* **Logistics features:** Aseptic packaging in drums of 250 kg. Please note: the product is sensitive to temperature conditions; freezing is strictly prohibited to preserve its structure and organoleptic properties.
* **Application:** Ideal for the production of baby food, dairy desserts, smoothies, ice cream and confectionery fillings.

## Detailed Technical Specifications

| Specification | Brix | Acidity | Viscosity | Origin |
|---------------|------|---------|-----------|--------|
| Banana puree 22 Brix (Ecuador) | 22±2 | 0.4-0.75% | 2.5-7.5 cm | Ecuador |

## Global Harvest Calendar
| Region / Country | Harvesting Period |
|------------------|-------------------|
| Tropics | January - December (Year-round) |

## History, Facts & Cultural Context

Banana: The "Fruit of Wisdom" and Humanity's Most Ancient Berry

    
        Etymology and Latin name: The Latin scientific name of the banana — Musa sapientum — literally translates as "fruit of the wise man" or "fruit of wisdom". This name emphasizes the fruit's unique composition, rich in micro- and macronutrients needed for the active nourishment of the brain. The English word banana, according to the most common version, came to English via Portuguese or Spanish from Arabic, where the word banan means "finger". In French it is banane, in German — Banane, in Spanish — plátano or banana.
    

    
        A botanical berry on a giant grass: From the standpoint of strict botanical science, the banana is a many-seeded, thick-skinned berry. At the same time, the plant itself, which reaches an enormous size, is not a tree but a giant herbaceous crop. It is one of the tallest grasses in the world, whose "trunk" consists of tightly packed leaf bases.
    

    
        Ancient history and New Guinea: Bananas are one of the most ancient domesticated crops in human history. It is believed that people began deliberately cultivating bananas about 7,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea, from where they later spread across the entire tropical belt.
    

    
        Genetic crisis and the demise of "Gros Michel" (Key fact): Almost all bananas we eat today (the Cavendish variety) are genetic clones of a single plant. They have no seeds and reproduce only by cuttings. This makes the global industry extremely vulnerable to diseases. In the mid-20th century, humanity already lost the legendary Gros Michel variety — it was sweeter, more aromatic and larger than today's bananas, but was almost completely destroyed by the "Panama disease". Today, the same fate threatens the Cavendish variety due to a new fungal strain. Scientists around the world are frantically searching for the "next banana" among wild and hybrid varieties, but a full replacement does not exist yet.
    

    
        Popularization and Jules Verne: A huge role in the worldwide popularity of bananas was played by the famous writer Jules Verne. His 1873 novel "Around the World in Eighty Days" contains such enthusiastic descriptions of the taste and benefits of bananas that it sparked mass interest in this fruit among Europeans and Americans for the first time.
    

    
        The fruit of happiness and tryptophan: The banana is a recognized "fruit of happiness". It contains the amino acid tryptophan, which is transformed in the body into serotonin — the "happiness hormone". Regular consumption of bananas helps naturally relieve nervous tension and improve the emotional state.
    

    
        World statistics and leaders: More than 114 million tonnes of bananas are grown worldwide every year. The five largest producers include India, China, the Philippines, Ecuador and Brazil. At the same time, Ecuador retains the status of the absolute leader in global exports, providing 27.3% of the market with a supply volume of more than USD 4.19 billion.
    

    
        Diversity and records: Bananas are surprisingly diverse: not only the familiar yellow ones exist, but also red, bluish and even black varieties. The world record for the longest banana was set in Ecuador in 2016 — its length was 50 centimeters.
    

    
        Banana equivalent and radiation (Rare fact): Due to their natural content of the potassium-40 isotope, bananas have a very weak but measurable level of natural radiation. In physics, there is even the concept of the "banana equivalent", used to visually compare low levels of radioactivity.
    

    
        Product history (1960): Industrial production of aseptic banana puree began in the 1960s in Ecuador and Costa Rica. The key technological breakthrough was the introduction of the deaeration (air removal) process: it made it possible for the first time to obtain a stable product that did not darken during storage and transportation. In 2024, puree production volume reached 1.2 million tonnes.

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