Help - I found this in my banana

1HotZ28 · 02-24-2010, 09:33 PM

While eating a banana today, after the first bite, I hit something "crunchy" in the second bite. It is black and in the center of the banana, and after peeling the rest of the fruit, I scooped away the fruit to reveal something about the size of one's little finger in diameter and it ran almost the full length of the banana. I looked at different web sites trying to ID what this is to no avail. Does anyone out there have any ideas what it might be? Next step might be for me to call a local TV station and let them figure it out. It's not smooth - it kind of feels like a catapillar (rough/lumpy) with little spine like projections.

Patty in Wisc · 02-24-2010, 09:43 PM

Oh yuk!!! Is it a bug or part of the nana? Wish I could see it.

Abnshrek · 02-24-2010, 09:48 PM

Hello & Welcome to the Org.. Well take a picture & Post it.. :^) (Man that had to suck...) I hope you didn't eat any of it...yuck lol

cherokee_greg · 02-25-2010, 09:24 AM

welcome and wow what a bad sistuation I would make sure and check that out post a picture

CookieCows · 02-25-2010, 10:11 AM

Welcome!! Although not me, there are people here that I bet could shed some light on this with some pictures.

Is this a nana you grew or a store bought one?

justjoan · 02-25-2010, 12:35 PM

UFFDAH!!!!!

Bananaman88 · 02-25-2010, 12:48 PM

Is this the typical yellow Cavendish grocery store type? I've come across something similar where the center of the fruit can be a bit like what you describe all the way down the center but it's usually on the red bananas or occasionally the Manzano bananas. I think it is a product of the fruit not being fully developed when it was picked.

CValentine · 02-25-2010, 05:15 PM

Like Brent described, I have run into the 'black stuff' in my Hawaiian Plantains too.
It almost runs the length of the banana, kind of centrally located.
Hope you figure out what it is!

~Cheryl

Abnshrek · 02-25-2010, 09:14 PM

The next big headline if it was store.. "Worm in my Nanner made me sick"; Victim sues banana giant tonight only on channel __ News :^) lol

LilRaverBoi · 02-25-2010, 09:37 PM

Welcome to the site! Hope you enjoy it here. Not sure about the black stuff...I've never experienced that one before.

Mommy2be · 12-31-2014, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 1HotZ28

While eating a banana today, after the first bite, I hit something "crunchy" in the second bite. It is black and in the center of the banana, and after peeling the rest of the fruit, I scooped away the fruit to reveal something about the size of one's little finger in diameter and it ran almost the full length of the banana. I looked at different web sites trying to ID what this is to no avail. Does anyone out there have any ideas what it might be? Next step might be for me to call a local TV station and let them figure it out. It's not smooth - it kind of feels like a catapillar (rough/lumpy) with little spine like projections.

Did you ever figure out what it is? I ate a bite before I realized what it was, I'm about to call my local tv station too. This is freaking me out, and it's scary looking.

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Mommy2be · 12-31-2014, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cherokee_greg

welcome and wow what a bad sistuation I would make sure and check that out post a picture

I posted my gallery check it out. Let me know if you know what it is, please. Thank you.

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