Karat Banana
- Womenscorner Desk
- November 4, 2020
Karat bananas are local cultivars of Fe'i banana found in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. The name originates from their bright orange flesh, unusually rich in β-carotene. They are often treated as one cultivar, i.e. a definite cultivated variety, with a reputation written as Musa 'Karat' in accordance with the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. However, in Pohnpei there are a minimum of three types, 'Karat Kole', 'Karat Pwehu' and 'Karat Pako'. The last features a larger fruit, up to 400–500 g in weight.
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Traditionally, the Karat banana was utilized in Micronesia to wean infants onto solid food. it's much less often eaten there now that imported foods have grown in popularity. However, it's believed that because beta-carotenes are important metabolic precursors of vitamin A , essential for the right functioning of the retina, giving Karat bananas to young children could help keep off certain sorts of blindness. A campaign to extend the consumption of Karat bananas (and of Fe'i bananas in general) has therefore taken place in Pohnpei.
Origin- Pacific islands, Pohnpei and the Federated States of Micronesia
