Gros Michel banana

Gros Michel (), is a type of banana, that was the most popular type grown until the 1950s.
Decline.
Gros Michels decline was mostly due to its vulnerability to the Panama Disease, which caused harm to multiple banana cultivars, including Gros Michel. The disease caused almost $400,000,000 in damages .
Usage.
The Gros Michel bananas' flavoring is commonly used in artificial banana foods. This causes artifical banana foods to less resemble common bananas, due to Gros Michels having a higher amount of a chemical called isoamyl acetate.