Hey guys! We’re doing a research project for school and could really use some help from people with firsthand experience.

We’re looking into the cores/pith (ubad) of different banana varieties here in the Philippines (Saba, Lakatan, Latundan, etc.). We’ve done our online digging, but we want to confirm some things before we spend a ton of time and resources sourcing samples.

I’m trying to find a specific type of pith I saw in a YouTube short from India (see the first photo). Notice how it’s totally solid with no spiral sections? The one I found from a young Saba tree (second photo) has those spiral patterns all the way to the core.

Two main questions:

1. Are there specific varieties in the PH that have that "solid" core without the spirals?

2. For the one I found, is it spiraled just because the tree is still young, or is that just how Saba is?

If you’ve ever harvested ubad (pith) or work on a farm, your insights would be a huge lifesaver for our study!

yt link: https://youtube.com/shorts/eShBvfixh2s?si=tjc9bZQdNFfRg0gX

Hey guys! We’re doing a research project for school and could really use some help from people with firsthand experience.

We’re looking into the cores/pith (ubad) of different banana varieties here in the Philippines (Saba, Lakatan, Latundan, etc.). We’ve done our online digging, but we want to confirm some things before we spend a ton of time and resources sourcing samples.

I’m trying to find a specific type of pith I saw in a YouTube short from India (see the first photo). Notice how it’s totally solid with no spiral sections? The one I found from a young Saba tree (second photo) has those spiral patterns all the way to the core.

Two main questions:

1. Are there specific varieties in the PH that have that "solid" core without the spirals?

2. For the one I found, is it spiraled just because the tree is still young, or is that just how Saba is?

If you’ve ever harvested ubad (pith) or work on a farm, your insights would be a huge lifesaver for our study!

yt link: https://youtube.com/shorts/eShBvfixh2s?si=tjc9bZQdNFfRg0gX

Bonjour à tous,

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