Coming soon: Flavored Banana Chips!
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in this Region has developed 12 new flavors of banana chips to further boost the product’s demand in the world market while creating a niche in the local scene.
Unlike the traditional banana chips, which are only sweetened by sugar, these new products are specially flavored to satisfy one’s cravings for banana chips that taste like barbeque, cheese, glazed, strawberry, chocolate, sweet and spicy, twin berries, coffee, or coffee with durian.
There’s even one product called Davao trail mix, which is actually composed of banana chips, dried mango
, green peas, peanuts, and coconut flakes.
The agency decided to come up with this innovation in order to encourage the youth, particularly the students, to choose banana chips for their snack rather than junk foods.
DTI regional director Merly M. Cruz said the main reason why the agency tapped NicheMarkets, Inc., a private firm that is engaged into business development services, to develop banana chips further is because of the increasing demand of the product in the world market.
“Banana chip products have been one of the top-earning exports of the Davao Region for years already. And based on our discussion with some of the exporters, we have learned that some of their clients are already asking them to produce flavored banana chips. Aside from that, we have also studied the local market, especially the young consumers. We have been thinking about how to persuade these students to prefer banana chips rather than junk foods. For a while we were asking ourselves, what’s with junk food that they like most? Then we quipped, the flavors,” she said.
Bob,
…coffee with durian?
That has to be the nastiest tasting stuff on the planet! With apologies to all coffee beans and bananas.
You don’t like Durian?
Durian is great! I love it.
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You’re a better man than I sir, the smell about knocks me out. I had one in Cagayan de Oro…yikes.
Hi Craig,
To be honest, I love the smell of a good Durian! I used to despise it, but after eating it, I have come to like the smell. Nothing I enjoy more than to ride past a fruit stand with a bunch of Durian, windows down and savor the aroma!
Probably the problem is that you ate CdO Durian! Davao is the Durian King City, and the Durian from here is premium!
Bob,
I defer to your wisdom….and oh yah..
Happy Thanksgiving!
i am from india and i like to keep in touch with you for your consultancy for manufacture of different flavors of banana chips for my co in Mauritius
Regards
Plese give me your expert advise
Reagrds
i am interested to know of your services
Plese reply for production of banana chips
i know that durian is smells bad even if i didn’t taste it!!!!!!
Hi rowena – Oh, come on! I love the fragrance of durian!
where i can buy these bananas?
Best Regards
Steffi
One of our buyer is interested to know of the different flavors
I like all flavors. Is it also possible to have a peanut-butter flavor banana chips?
wish to know about the technology for flavouring banana chips.
kindly keep in touch
thanks
Kesav