Plantain, or cooking plantain, is one of the less sweet cultivated varieties (cultivars) of the genus Musa whose fruit is also known as the banana. Plantains contain more starch and less sugar than dessert bananas and are therefore usually cooked or otherwise processed before being eaten. They are consumed in various forms, which includes as chips.
Plantain chips are spherical or elongated shaped deep-fried product obtained from a wholesome unripe (green) matured plantain fingers.