Banana Bunch
Botanical name-MUSA SAPENTUM / MUSA PARADISEA
Bananas are filling tasty snacks. Bananas are tasty and healthy. Plantains are having almost the same nutritional values. But the beta carotene level would be 9 to 10 folds higher in plantains. Plantains are nothing but fruits that are very similar to the large green bananas. They wont be that much sweeter a s a banana.
A medium sized banana has got one gram of protein and 3 grams of dietary fibers. This aids in reducing blood cholesterol level
Calorific value
- It has 85calories out of 100 grams.
- Carbohydrate-19.2 grams
- Protein-1 to 1.5 grams
- Fat-0.2 grams
- Potassium- 467mg
- Vitamin A-95 IU
- Vitamin E-0.4mg
- Vitamin B1- 150 meu grams
- Vitamin B2- 30 meu grams
- Vitamin B3-0.3meu grams
- Vitamin B5-0.6meu grams
- Vitamin B6-0.7 mg
- Vitamin C-11 mg
- Vitamin E-0.67 IU
- Follate-22.5 mg
- Calcium-7mg
- Iron-o.4 mg
- Phosphorus- 27mg
- Magnesium-43mg
- Selenium- 1.3mg
Banana or plantains are rich source of energy. One plantain bestows with the amount of energy that can be given by three apples and one and half eggs. This potassium rich fruit is great for excessive perspiration of palms and soles. 20%of the fruit is carbohydrate. A fully ripened banana has got 5-hydroxy tryptamine or serotonin. This substance helps in activating circulation.Bananas do have the ability to control gastric secretions. The result being it’s useful for treating ulcer, oesophagistis, hyper acidity etc. A banana takes 2 hours and 20/25 minutes on an average for getting digested. So this satiety value helps better control over appetite.
People who are advised not to go for banana diet
- People suffering from kidney disorders. The reason being banana is a rich source of potassium.
- People suffering from infections and calculi.
- Cardiac patients should not go for a banana meal in empty stomach. A fruit diet on banana even for a single day is not good for them.
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