Bananas: Every Food Safety Answer

This page pulls together the 4 bananas answers on the site: how long it keeps, whether you can freeze it, how long it can be left out and where it stands in pregnancy. The table gives the short answer for each; the page behind each row gives the full reasoning, the source and the exceptions.

In pregnancy: Yes — bananas are safe to eat during pregnancy and can be enjoyed as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

Worth knowing: Bananas are one of the few fruits that are better frozen ripe: ripening stops completely in the freezer, so a spotty, sweet banana stays spotty and sweet. They darken and turn soft once thawed, which makes frozen bananas for smoothies, ice cream and baking rather than eating whole.