Due to its superior geographic location and suitable climate, the Philippines ’banana production and banana chip processing industries are well developed and have created tremendous value for its national economy. With the increasing market demand for banana chips, the Philippines has gradually encouraged its domestic banana chip processing and export industries. Therefore, many high-quality automatic banana chip processing machines have been introduced to the Philippines.
Current status of banana chips production in the Philippines
菲律宾是世界上最大的香蕉片出口国。经过多年发展，全国香蕉片加工业已形成多元化生产格局。产品品种有油炸香蕉片、真空包装香蕉片等。
Its banana chip products can be divided into ready-to-eat snacks and catering foods according to their uses. The production of banana chips in Mindanao accounts for 90% of the country ’s total production. There are currently about 15 large banana chips plants in the Philippines, with a production capacity of 580 tons/day.
Characteristics of Philippine fried banana chips
菲律宾的香蕉片种类很多，常见的有油炸香蕉片、高温脱水香蕉片、烤香蕉片。菲律宾的油炸香蕉片在外观和品质上均优于泰国产品，甜度适中，口感更酥脆。
为了更好地发挥品牌效应，菲律宾香蕉片出口商共同注册了统一商标，也执行了国际食品安全标准。
Reasons why the Philippines promotes the processing and export of banana chips
1、国际市场对休闲零食的需求不断增加，尤其是油炸香蕉作为绿色健康食品，市场潜力巨大。推动香蕉片加工和出口有利于菲律宾国民经济发展。
2. The Philippines ’annual export volume of banana chips in major markets such as the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China is close to 80 million US dollars. In recent years, China’s banana chip market has grown rapidly, which has also attracted special attention from the Philippines. Therefore, the Philippines emphasizes that by improving the quality of products, it can solidify and expand its market in China.
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3. The continuous updating of fully-automatic fried banana chip processing machinery promotes the production efficiency of banana chips, saves a lot of labor, and reduces the production cost. Therefore, with the help of the banana chips production line, the economic efficiency of banana chips processing in the Philippines is higher.
