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Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by InclinedPlane on Sunday October 08, 2017 @03:43AM (#15427360)
One fascinating aspect of this that I only learned recently is that the artificial "banana" flavor in candies mimics the flavor of Gros Michel bananas not Cavendishes, which is why it may seem a bit un-banana like to modern sensibilities.
Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by chaoticmass on Monday October 09, 2017 @10:55AM (#15434276)
Interesting.

Also, I think banana flavor candy is gross so I think I will pass on trying Gros Michel.

Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by throwaway7645 on Sunday October 08, 2017 @10:59AM (#15428451)
Awesome factoid!