Bananas are high in vitamin B6 and are a good source of vitamin C, potassium, and fibre. Fresh bananas provide adequate levels of minerals like copper, magnesium, and manganese. Magnesium is essential for bone strengthening and has a cardiac-protective role as well. Manganese utilized as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Copper is an essential trace element in the production of red blood cells.
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A banana tree is technically not a tree, but rather a tree-like herb that belongs to the grass family. It can attain a height of 10 to 40 feet when fully grown. The banana is actually a berry that has been cultivated to have no seeds. The non-woody banana stalk develops a flowering stem and seven to nine buds that each sustain one cluster (hand) of 10 to 20 bananas (fingers). The stalks are cut after producing the fruit, and new stems grow from buds in the rootstock.
Storing Bananas
Bananas will keep up to seven days when the stem is wrapped in plastic and stored at room temperature. After Bananas are ripe, they can also be stored in the refrigerator where they will last up to five days.
8 Banana fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits (nutrition-and-you.com)
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