17410 - plantains (efsa foodex2) 17420 - plantains - acuminata cultivars (efsa foodex2) Plantains from the plant classified under the species Musa acuminata (Musa AAA-EA group) such as east African highlands banana, usually eaten as staple food in African countries. Plantains are high in starch and, though edible raw when very ripe, they are normally used as cooking staple food. The part consumed/analysed is not specified. When relevant, information on the part consumed/analysed has to be reported with additional facet descriptors. In case of data collections related to legislations, the default part consumed/analysed is the one defined in the applicable legislation.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_acuminata] and [https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&q=Plantains - acuminata cultivars] east african highlands banana musa acuminata plantains acuminata requires discussion