Nutrition facts and Nutritional information of a Banana

The Banana (бананы, الموز) is an edible tropical fruit produced by several kinds of cultivated flowering plants in the genus Banana (Musa). Botanically a banana is a berry.

The banana is the most popular tropical fruit worldwide due to its outstanding taste and nutritional profile, as it is an excellent source of thiamine, potassium, manganese, biotin, vitamin C, dietary soluble fiber and copper.

Several types of bananas are available, including red bananas that have a pinkish yellow skin and flesh, and the small 3 inches long sugar bananas.

Bananas are an excellent source of nutritional potassium that regulates blood pressure and reduces the risk of hypertension (high blood pressure) and atherosclerosis, as well as it equalizes corpuscular electrolyte levels, especially in sportsmen and people with high physical activity, as well as they are highly saturated in thiamine (vitamin B6), soluble fiber, and other nutrients.

In herbal medicine, bananas been always utilized for the treatment of severe diarrhea. Moreover, thiamine (vitamin B6) is effective in coping with premenstrual syndrome and depression. Additionally, the soluble fiber found in bananas contributes to cardiovascular health and will help you feel full for longer periods.

You can eat ripe Bananas as a whole snack, as the riper the banana is, the sweeter it tastes. Use ripe bananas to prepare banana bread. Moreover, banana’s taste fits well with other fruits, what makes it an ideal ingredient to prepare low fat bread, use applesauce as an alternative to oil to create banana bread with much lower fat, you can also mix mashed bananas into your pancake batter.

Verified by: Dr.Diab (June 28, 2017)

Citation: Dr.Diab. (June 28, 2017). Nutrition facts and Nutritional information of a banana. Medcoi Journal of Medicine, 3(2). urn:medcoi:article18254.