Editing Musa balbisiana (section)

== Fruit and uses ==
The fruit may be eaten raw or cooked, and the cited account describes ripe fruit as boiled, baked, fried, or roasted. Young fruit may be used in salads or pickles in some food traditions. The fruit is reported at roughly 10–25 cm long, but size and seed development vary among wild accessions and cultivated derivatives.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

Leaves may be used for wrapping or serving food, and the male flower clusters and inner stem are used as foods in some regions. These uses are local and preparation-dependent. They should not be transferred automatically from a named cultivar or hybrid to every wild plant.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>