Banana & My Health

Tropical fruit

Bananas are the fruit of a plant of the genus Musa (family Musaceae)

Bananas are known for their sweet taste, good nutritional properties with their high content in potassium and fibers (and vitamins such as B6, C and A ).

Bananas consist mainly of sugars (glucose, fructose and sucrose) and fiber

Bananas are known for Reducing Depression


Bananas Scientific Name: Musa X paradisiaca


Bananas are ideal for an immediate and slightly prolonged source of energy.

Banana leaves are also used to transport food or as umbrellas (since they are large and waterproof)

Banana plantation


Facts about Banana Plant
Bananas are the fruit of a plant of the genus Musa (family Musaceae). They are known for their sweet taste, good nutritional properties with their high content in potassium and fibers (and vitamins such as B6, C and A ).

The original banana is used as a food (cooked or ground to make banana flour) and as a source of fibre. Banana leaves are also used to transport food or as umbrellas (since they are large and waterproof).

Bananas consist mainly of sugars (glucose, fructose and sucrose) and fiber, which makes them ideal for an immediate and slightly prolonged source of energy.

Health Benefits of Bananas
Reducing Depression
Anemia
Constipation and Diarrhea
Eyesight Protection
Healthy Bones
Healthy Kidney
Blood Pressure
Heartburn
Morning Sickness
Smoking
Ulcers
Nerves
Mosquito Bites
Stress Relief
Stroke Risk

Bananas Nutrition Facts
Bananas, raw
Refuse: 36% (Skin)
Scientific Name: Musa X paradisiaca
NDB No: 09040 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient	Units	Value per 100 grams	Number of Data Points	Std. Error
Proximates
Water	g	74.91	20	0.286
Energy	kcal	89	0
Energy	kj	371	0
Protein	g	1.09	12	0.022
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.33	19	0.067
Ash	g	0.82	12	0.03
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	22.84	0
Fiber, total dietary	g	2.6	13	0.129
Sugars, total	g	12.23	8	1.034
Sucrose	g	2.39	8	0.546
Glucose (dextrose)	g	4.98	8	0.806
Fructose	g	4.85	8	0.658
Lactose	g	0.00	8	0
Maltose	g	0.01	8	0.014
Galactose	g	0.00	8	0
Starch	g	5.38	8	0.564
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	5	45	0.047
Iron, Fe	mg	0.26	42	0.001
Magnesium, Mg	mg	27	45	0.475
Phosphorus, P	mg	22	45	0.171
Potassium, K	mg	358	45	1.911
Sodium, Na	mg	1	45	0.395
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.15	45	0.001
Copper, Cu	mg	0.078	45	0.011
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.270	45	0.007
Fluoride, F	mcg	2.2	1
Selenium, Se	mcg	1.0	31	0.289
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	8.7	8	0.434
Thiamin	mg	0.031	12	0.006
Riboflavin	mg	0.073	12	0.008
Niacin	mg	0.665	12	0.002
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.334	12	0.01
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.367	12	0.01
Folate, total	mcg	20	11	0.472
Folic acid	mcg	0	0
Folate, food	mcg	20	11	0.472
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	20	0
Choline, total	mg	9.8	0
Betaine	mg	0.1	1
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.00	0
Vitamin B-12, added	mcg	0.00	0
Vitamin A, IU	IU	64	0
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	3	0
Retinol	mcg	0	0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.10	15	0.054
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	0
Tocopherol, beta	mg	0.00	15	0
Tocopherol, gamma	mg	0.02	15	0.015
Tocopherol, delta	mg	0.01	15	0.01
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	0.5	6	0.075
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.112	0
4:0	g	0.000	0
6:0	g	0.000	0
8:0	g	0.000	0
10:0	g	0.001	4
12:0	g	0.002	4
14:0	g	0.002	4
16:0	g	0.102	5
18:0	g	0.005	5
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.032	0
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.010	5
18:1 undifferentiated	g	0.022	5
20:1	g	0.000	0
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.073	0
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.046	5
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.027	5
18:4	g	0.000	0
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0
20:5 n-3	g	0.000	0
22:5 n-3	g	0.000	0
22:6 n-3	g	0.000	0
Cholesterol	mg	0	0
Phytosterols	mg	16	0
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.009	0
Threonine	g	0.028	0
Isoleucine	g	0.028	0
Leucine	g	0.068	0
Lysine	g	0.050	0
Methionine	g	0.008	0
Cystine	g	0.009	0
Phenylalanine	g	0.049	0
Tyrosine	g	0.009	0
Valine	g	0.047	0
Arginine	g	0.049	0
Histidine	g	0.077	0
Alanine	g	0.040	0
Aspartic acid	g	0.124	0
Glutamic acid	g	0.152	0
Glycine	g	0.038	0
Proline	g	0.028	0
Serine	g	0.040	0
Other
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	0
Caffeine	mg	0	0
Theobromine	mg	0	0
Carotene, beta	mcg	26	10	2.167
Carotene, alpha	mcg	25	8	4.438
Cryptoxanthin, beta	mcg	0	6	0
Lycopene	mcg	0	6	0
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	22	6	2.52

Adapted from:
http://bananasweb.com/
www.bijlmakers.com/fruits/banana.htm