{"id":14074,"date":"2023-08-17T07:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T02:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14074"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:16:27","slug":"matti-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/matti-banana\/","title":{"rendered":"Matti banana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About<\/strong> <strong>Matti banana:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are six known types of the Matti banana and <strong>they are indigenous to Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu,<\/strong> where it thrives in the unique climate and soil.<\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>known as \u2018Baby Banana\u2019<\/strong> which\u00a0 flourishes mainly in Kalkulam and Vilavancode taluks.<\/li>\n<li>Even if it takes root and yields in other areas, the <strong>fruit will be without the sweet fragrance and honey-like taste<\/strong> unique to the Matti bananas grown in Kanniyakumari.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike typical banana bunches that grow straight, the Matti\u2019s fingers exhibit a distinct wind-blown appearance.<\/li>\n<li>Its low <strong>total soluble solids content<\/strong> (TSSC) recommends it as a <strong>baby food.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Types of Matti Banana<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nal Matti<\/strong> boasts a yellowish-orange colour and fine aroma, while <strong>Theyn <\/strong>[honey] Matti\u2019s pulp tastes like honey.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kal Matti<\/strong> gets its name from the calcium oxalate crystals forming in its pulp and black dots on the skin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nei Matti<\/strong> exudes the aroma of ghee, and <strong>Sundari Matti<\/strong>, a Matti clone, with its elongated fingers, thick peel, and creamy white rind, is facing extinction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>What is a Geographical Indication Tag?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.<\/li>\n<li>This is typically used for <strong>agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks,<\/strong> handicrafts and industrial products.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999<\/strong> seeks to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India.<\/li>\n<li>This <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/gi-tag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GI tag<\/a> is <strong>valid for 10 years<\/strong> following which it can be renewed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is Total Soluble Solids?<\/h3>\n<p>Total Soluble Solids (TSS) content refers to the concentration of all dissolved solids in a liquid, typically water. These dissolved solids can include a variety of substances such as sugars, salts, minerals, and other organic and inorganic compounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matti banana are known as \u2018Baby Banana\u2019 which  flourishes mainly in Kalkulam and Vilavancode taluks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}