UK-based start-up MightyBee has launched a range of solar-dried vegan banana bars called Bananito, which will be available to buy in the UK later this year.

The range will be available in three flavors: original and chewy, dark chocolate dipped, and dark chocolate and almond crush.

The bananas used to make the bars are grown in a chemical-free environment and are picked only when perfectly ripe, allowing MightyBee to get the fruits at optimum nutrient level.

Bananito Solar-Dried Banana Bars are naturally delicious and guilt-free, with nothing added and nothing is taken away. It relies solely on the natural sweetness of its’ key ingredient, the Kluai Namwa Lady Finger banana from Phitsanulok, Thailand.

Thanks to a pioneering ‘solar-drying’ production method, these nutrients then remain intact from banana to bar.

In a statement, the company said: “Solar-dried entails a solar dome in which the bananas are dried for two weeks, as the moisture is gently and gradually wicked away. It is a process that was developed by young physicists and engineers at the Silpakorn University with the support of the Thai Research Fund.”

“It takes electricity out of the process, allowing for a more sustainable method of production and a soft and chewy banana snack, as opposed to the hard and frosty banana products on the market.”

The bars will initially be available to purchase in in Ocado and Wholefoods, UK only.