Chiquita Manzanos bananas | Chiquita (2024)

Chiquita Manzanos bananas: stocky, sweeter and shorter.

Chiquita Manzanos are delicious whether tossed in fruit salads, blended in smoothies, baked in breads, or simply eaten as a healthy snack. An average manzano is about four inches long and they have a pale-yellow peel that blackens as the banana ripens.

Nutritional facts

Like all bananas, manzano bananas are a very good source of potassium, with a 100-gram serving providing 10% of the daily value for this important nutrient. Increasing the amount of potassium in the diet through foods like manzano bananas may provide protection against hypertension, especially in people who are sensitive to sodium. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common risk factor for stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), kidney disease, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).