What It Is
Banana chips, especially Kerala's Nendran chips fried in coconut oil, are a famous snack; banana flour, figs and puree are smaller products.
How It Is Made
Raw Nendran bananas are peeled, sliced and fried, often in coconut oil, then salted or sweetened with jaggery.
Uses and Buyers
Households, snack shops, tourists and diaspora export markets.
Quality and Standards
Food products must meet FSSAI standards and labelling rules; many are also sold under the AGMARK grading mark, and exporters follow the buying country's rules on residues and contaminants.
Trade and Exports
Kerala is the centre of banana chips; Tamil Nadu and Karnataka also make them.
Where the Raw Material Comes From
Processors buy banana from the main growing states below. Plants are usually built close to these belts, or close to ports for imported raw material, to keep freight low and quality fresh. Tap a state for its districts, markets, season and buyers.
| State | Main districts |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Kadapa, East Godavari, Krishna |
| Gujarat | Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Anand, Vadodara |
| Maharashtra | Jalgaon (Raver, Yawal), Solapur, Nanded |
| Tamil Nadu | Theni, Tiruchirappalli, Erode, Thoothukudi |
| Karnataka | Chitradurga, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Davangere |
| Madhya Pradesh | Burhanpur, Khargone, Badwani |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kushinagar, Ayodhya, Lakhimpur Kheri |
| Kerala | Thrissur, Malappuram, Wayanad, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Bihar | Vaishali, Samastipur, Katihar |
| Mizoram | Kolasib, Mamit, Lunglei |
Makers, Processors and Bodies
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