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''For other uses, see [[Banana (disambiguation)]].''

{{Infobox Item
|name = Banana
|image = [[File:Banana.png|Banana]]
|update = New fishing skill and more cooking
|release = [[11 June]] [[2001]]
|members = No
|quest = No
|tradeable = Yes
|equipable = No
|edible = Yes
|stackable = No
|high = 1
|low = 0
|destroy = Drop
|store = 2
|exchange = gemw
|examine = Mmm this looks tasty.
|weight = 0
}}

[[File:Banana detail.png|left|Banana|100px]]

A '''banana''' is a yellow [[fruit]] that players can eat to heal 20 [[constitution|lifepoints]]. Bananas are not used in [[Cooking]] to make other [[food]] (they presumably are an ingredient of [[banana stew]], but players cannot make this item). Bananas can be sliced with [[knife|knives]], [[battleaxe]]s, [[hatchet]]s and even [[Godsword blade]]s.

In [[Update:Saradomin Preaches|issue 26]] of the [[God letters]] (dated [[1 November]] [[2004]]), [[Saradomin]] revealed that he enjoys fresh bananas from [[Karamja]].<ref>[ "Issue 26 - Saradomin Preaches", God letters]</ref> A long time ago, players, as a joke, used to call it a "rare yellow boomerang" and scam people.

== Dropping monsters ==

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==Obtaining bananas==
Players can find bananas on trees in tropical locations, such as [[Karamja]]. Many banana trees are located in the plantation on [[Musa Point]], and one of the easy [[Karamja Tasks]] requires players to pick five bananas from the plantation. Bananas are available on [[Ape Atoll]], in the yard at the western house of the monkey child and in the south-western crates in the warehouse east of the magic shop.

[[File:Bananas.png|right|thumb|The Karamjan banana plantation.]]

Members can harvest bananas from banana trees that they grow from a [[banana tree seed]] at level 33 [[Farming]].

Players can buy bananas from the main stock of [[Charter ship]]s and on the [[Grand Exchange]].

Members can steal bananas from the [[solihib's Food Stall|monkey food stall]] on [[Ape Atoll]], if they have at least level 5 [[Thieving]].

Bananas can be bought from the [[Banana store]] in the [[Monkey Colony]] for a price of 2 coins.

Bananas can be created by casting the [[Bones to Bananas|Bones to bananas]] spell, which turns all [[bones]] in the player's [[inventory]] into bananas. The spell requires a minimum [[Magic]] level of 15.

You may also receive bananas from opening thieving chests in [[Daemonheim]]. They may have to be the thieving chests inside the barrel puzzle rooms.

Players may receive bananas from opening a [[box of summoning ingredients]], a possible reward from the [[Familiarisation]] [[Distraction and Diversion]].

==Uses for bananas==
Bananas can be used to heal players, but their low rate of healing means that most players do not use bananas for this, except in special circumstances where bananas are readily available- an example being when training on the creatures which reside in the Karamja volcano.

Players can make money from bananas on [[Musa Point]] by talking to [[Luthas]] and then filling a crate with 10 bananas, obtaining 30 [[coins]]. This can be done repeatedly and at one time, before the appearance of [[Jobs]] in the [[Lumbridge]] area, was a safe, slow-but-sure way for low-level players to earn money. In [[Pirate's Treasure]], filling a crate with bananas for Luthas is necessary so that the player can smuggle a bottle of [[Karamjan rum]] off Karamja to [[Port Sarim]].

A player can also pick bananas at Musa Point, and bank them in the bank deposit box in Port Sarim. When you have done, simply sell on the Grand Exchange. As you will have to pay for the boat ride to and from Musa point, the total profit per inventory is around 5,600, depending on the price of bananas at the time. Also, completing Pirate's Treasure quest will speed up banking, by being able to use the Pay-fare option.

Members can make even more money. With just a small outlay of 20+ baskets (available from Farming Shops), you can fill each basket with 5 bananas which subsequently sells for approximately 1k. At 20 baskets per invent, it's easy money and requires no skills.

[[Members]] growing a [[curry tree]] with the [[Farming]] skill can pay a gardener five [[bananas|baskets of bananas]] (a total of 25 bananas) to watch over the tree. Bananas can also be used in farming as an ingredient in making regular [[compost]].

Members use bananas in [[Summoning]]. Bananas are required to make [[Fruit bat]] pouches. Bananas are needed to bait baby [[Monkey (pet)|pet monkeys]], which requires level 27 [[Hunter]] and level 95 [[Summoning]]. Bananas are also necessary to feed the pet monkey when it becomes an adult.

The [[Teleport to Ape Atoll]] spell requires a banana in addition to its cost in runes.

Players can use a [[knife]] or a bladed [[weapons|weapon]] (or even a [[Godsword blade]] with no hilt) on a banana to turn it into [[sliced banana]], which can be used as food and is needed for the [[Tai Bwo Wannai Trio]] quest. A whole banana can be added to Karamjan rum, but this is a waste of both items as the item has no use.

During [[Monkey Madness]], when the player has the monkey rescued from the [[Ardougne]] Zoo, the player can use bananas on the monkey to "feed" him.

If used on one of the monkeys next to the [[magic carpet]] stations while wearing a monkeyspeak amulet the monkey will take the banana, insult you and ask for more bananas.

==See also==
* [[Sliced banana]]
* [[Banana stew]]
* [[Red banana]]
* [[Fruit]]
* [[Bananas]]

==References==
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*[[Grand Exchange Database]] - [ Current price]

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