What Are the Minimum Quality Requirements for Ecuadorian Bananas?

The banana in all classes, subject to the provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, the banana should have the minimum quality requirements:

• Mature
• Whole (finger as the reference)
• Firm and sound (fit for consumption)
• Clean: Practically free of any visible foreign matter
• Preferably free of bruises and blemishes
• Preferably free of pests
• Preferably free of damage caused by pests
• Free of abnormal external moisture, excluding condensation following removal from cold storage
• Free of any foreign smell and/or taste
• The flower remnants are removed

In addition, hands and clusters must include a sufficient portion of the crown with or without peduncle fragments, sound, and free of fungal contamination.