VEGAN GREEN BANANA FLOUR, ARTISANAL MADE 

For many folks, green banana flour is not a common household pantry item. This isn’t true in places where banana plants are native though. Green banana flour is simply the yield of green, under-ripe bananas. Not just under-ripe either; it has to be green to have the benefits! While these aren’t exactly tasty snacks, they are nutritious for numerous reasons (which I’ll cover down the road) and dry up into a very effective flour replacement. You can even make your own with a few bundles of green bananas, a little sunshine, and a mortar and pestle!

Not only is it a fantastic flour replacement, but it’s also actually used as a supplement to boost resistant starch (a type of gut-friendly fibre). While raw banana flour has a slight banana flavour to it, baked banana flour actually has a rather neutral, mild, and earthy flavour meaning you can use it for both sweet and savoury dishes. 

The Sustainability of Green Banana Flour

In terms of sustainability, bananas have a fairly low environmental impact. This is due to their low carbon footprint which is estimated at 0.48 kg CO₂e per kilo. If we compare this to UK tomatoes (grown in greenhouses) which are 2.5 kg CO₂e per kilo, this seems quite small.

• Raw bananas are rich in potassium, which works as a vasodilator and controls blood pressure levels. …
• Green bananas have a low glycemic index and slowly release the insulin hormone after consumption. …
• In addition to minerals, green bananas are rich in various vitamins, including vitamins B6 and C.