Cleaning Banana Seeds

austinl01 · 11-02-2014, 03:33 PM

Does anyone have any tricks or techniques to clean banana seeds? I would like a quick process to separate them from the pulp. I have many musa velutina bananas from which I need to get seeds clean. Thank you.

bigdog · 11-02-2014, 04:44 PM

Austin, in the past I have let them soak in some water for a week or more, letting the fruit ferment a little. Then shake them up really well, get in there with a fork or other utensil and try and separate the fruit from the seeds. This process might take a couple of weeks, but eventually the fruit will separate from the seeds. Then just decant the fruit off the top by swirling the bowl/jar.

I've also let the fruit dry and them pick the seeds out, but this seemed more tedious than the other way I mentioned. There really is no quick, easy way.

austinl01 · 11-05-2014, 11:31 AM

Thanks a lot, Frank, for your expertise. I will give it a try. It's very time consuming, but I want to get all the seeds I can from my plants. Cheers!

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11-05-2014, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
austinl01 Got pink bananas? austinl01's Photo Gallery Location: Little Rock, AR Find me on the map! Zone: 7b/8a Line Name: Austin Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,288 BananaBucks : 169,670 Feedback: 13 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,590 Times Was Thanked 907 Times in 397 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 507 Times	Re: Cleaning Banana Seeds Thanks a lot, Frank, for your expertise. I will give it a try. It's very time consuming, but I want to get all the seeds I can from my plants. Cheers! __________________ Austin Arkansas River Valley Average January Low: 31°F, Average August High: 92°F Extreme Winter Lows: 5-15°F, Extreme Summer Highs: 100-112°F, Annual Precipitation: 52 inches

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