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Category guide

Very ripe banana (category guide)

6

Verified at Level 6. Soft & Bite-Sized

Preparation & serving notes

Choose bananas with brown-speckled skin. Genuinely ripe and soft. Cut to 1.5 cm pieces and fork-pressure test: a piece should squash flat with light pressure and not spring back. Under-ripe bananas fail.

The IDDSI Level 6 descriptors specifically name banana and very ripe soft fruits.

How this was verified
Verified byDraft entry. Verification in progress
SourceCategory guidance from the IDDSI Level 6 descriptors: kitchen verification scheduled
Date verified2026-06-10
Clinical reviewSLP review in progress
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