ABSTRACT Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is bacteria that produce lactic acid. Lactic acid bacteria in general can live naturally in vegetables and fruits including banana peels. Banana peel is rich in carbohydrates so that it can be a substrate for LAB growth. This study aimed to isolate and characterize LAB from the peel of sweet banana (Musa acuminata) and raja sereh banana (Musa acuminata x…