Red banana is a fruit with red to purple skin. Costa Rica is the origin of it. It has a red to purple skin and flesh is a creamy pink. It has a texture very much, but fruit is smaller than yellow banana. Red banana can be stored in room temperature and not be stored in the refrigerator, because it would be mushy. It releases ethylene gas, which like the gas hastens ripening. It can be used to cook or eat, as well as the yellow banana. The benefit of red banana is a high in potassium. It can relieve the cramping from exercise or stress. It grows in a tropical or semi-tropical climate.