Help - I found this in my banana
 

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.

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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?

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

UFFDAH!!!!!:coldbanana:

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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.

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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.

Banana Gallery - Mommy2be Gallery

Re: Help - I found this in my banana
 

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