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Where have all the bananas gone?!

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MiniMoosey · 30/06/2022 18:55

My husband and I have noticed that banana flavoured things seem to have disappeared from shops.

There very rarely any banana milkshake in the fridges, if there’s any banana nesquick it’s the small pot and not the big tubs. Banana yoghurts are rare, banana custard seems to have disappeared… also having trouble finding banana essence.

Have we missed some great banana conspiracy?! Has anyone else noticed this?

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Atsocta · 08/03/2026 09:54

Probably because it’s the least favourite flavour nowadays.

Humpledink · 06/03/2026 14:11

It's a conspiracy! I blame the invasion of the Minions. They love bananas more than anyone else. Ever since their introduction in Despicable Me, banana flavoured stuffs have declined and since the Minions had their own film, banana flavoured stuffs have almost gone completely. It's the Minions.

QuebecBagnet · 08/04/2025 15:02

I had banana matcha today, was very nice.

ThisBreezyWasp · 08/04/2025 14:59

as anyone any idea were the banana drink as disappeared use to buy from Asda but they haven't got any got some from Morrisons but they have not got any this week and the other one they were selling as gone

SunThroughTheCloudsAt6am · 01/07/2022 10:59

Oh yes Banana Crusha was lovely (we used to be allowed a couple of squirts from the glass bottle as a treat at the weekend)

You lose me at banana and chocolate - I guess I'm a bit fussy, I like to keep it all separate :D

catsmother · 01/07/2022 08:28

I share your love of banana flavour - and still mourn the disappearance of Crusha banana syrup from the shelves. I'm old enough to remember when it had real banana seeds at the bottom of the bottle so it can't have been that artificial!

Have you tried Hotel Chocolat banana smoothie chocolates? They are gorgeous.

SunThroughTheCloudsAt6am · 01/07/2022 07:47

Banana flavour is very unpopular

Really! It's my favourite too, take it over chocolate any day. Outside of the UK Nesquik flavours other than Chocolate are like gold dust anyhow - I used to buy it on visits to the UK and fill my suitcase to bring home!

The only other milkshake I'd go for is Raspberry Crusha, but I don't think that's existed for 20 years!

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MiniMoosey · 01/07/2022 07:03

BogRollBOGOF · 30/06/2022 22:23

OP clearly never had that anti-biotic as a child.

While actual bananas are fine, banana flavoured anything takes me straight back to having ear infections.

I LOVED that anti biotic.

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wotsitsaremyfave · 01/07/2022 06:56

Bananas are available in abundance so just eat the real thing

balalake · 01/07/2022 06:54

I've not noticed either. I'm content as long as the weekly market stall has them.

Ohhelpicantthinkofaname · 01/07/2022 06:29

I haven’t noticed. But then I hate bananas and never buy anything banana flavoured.

userxx · 01/07/2022 06:27

Numbat2022 · 01/07/2022 06:14

Maybe because everyone who is now old enough to be responsible for food shopping remembers banana flavoured antibiotics in the 80s 😫and won't go near the stuff.

I loved that medicine. It was the only bonus of having tonsillitis.

greenacrylicpaint · 01/07/2022 06:16

I'm not in the uk but could not get fresh bananas this week.

Numbat2022 · 01/07/2022 06:14

Maybe because everyone who is now old enough to be responsible for food shopping remembers banana flavoured antibiotics in the 80s 😫and won't go near the stuff.

Vampirethriller · 01/07/2022 06:07

Banana is the best flavour! I can get banana essence in my local international supermarket type place and corner shops here have banana milkshake.
I used to love banana toffos.

CuteOrangeElephant · 01/07/2022 06:02

Now I really want a McDonald's banana milkshake.

Spaceprincess · 01/07/2022 05:56

Amazon has banana Nesquik, Crusha and Yazoo.
Fill your banana boots!
I wonder like a pp said, its cos its unpopular?
Banana Nesquik has been my favourite since the 70s.

AlecTrevelyan006 · 30/06/2022 23:25

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 30/06/2022 20:10

I had not realised that all our bananas came from the EU!

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They used to.

The EU has a deal with the main banana producing nations to buy the best bananas at the best price. Now, the U.K. is like the rest of the world and has not only to pay more, but also only gets to buy what the EU doesn’t want.

www.trade-knowledge.net/commentary/bananas-brexit-trade-policy-dilemmas-lie-ahead/

Mum2jenny · 30/06/2022 22:31

Plenty of bananas dying in my kitchen. I needed 2/3, had to buy around 8 in a bunch. May make a banana loaf tomorrow if I can be arsed!

OwlinaTree · 30/06/2022 22:29

I really craved that synthetic banana flavour when I was Pg with my son. I knew all the shops that sold banana yazoo and which only sold chocolate and strawberry! 😂
You need these bad boys...

Where have all the bananas gone?!
BogRollBOGOF · 30/06/2022 22:23

OP clearly never had that anti-biotic as a child.

While actual bananas are fine, banana flavoured anything takes me straight back to having ear infections.

Fairislefandango · 30/06/2022 22:17

Because bananas = nice and banana flavouring = Envy (not envy).

SmileyPiuPiu · 30/06/2022 20:59

Westnorwood · 30/06/2022 20:26

Random fact from a podcast.

Until the 1950s the main variety of bananas were Gros Michel bananas. These were mainly wiped out by a disease and we now have Cavendish bananas. The synthetic banana flavour was based on the Gros Michel which why it doesn’t taste banana-ery to today palate.

This has nothing to do with this thread but I find it interesting

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Oooh I did not know that. How fascinating!

floppybit · 30/06/2022 20:45

@Westnorwood that's the kind of fact I love

thecurtainsofdestiny · 30/06/2022 20:40

I don't know if this is any good

theskinnyfoodco.com/products/banana-smoothie-50ml-notguilty-sugar-free-flavour-gourmet-drops

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