Health facts about bananas
One of the most versatile and popular foods for all people and especially children is the banana! Originally from Malasia , these were brought to India by travellers and merchants and thrived there for some time.Incoperated into many dishes , in a climate that made them easy to grow, they become not so uncommon.These bananas were not the ones we see today, although we eat a variety that was a genetic misfit that happen to be found in a region that was secluded , and had no seed. These bananas , are therefore, grown by grafting from aliving plant , as is the only way of propagation for a seedless variety once removed from the mother tree.Recently
there has been a decline in production of this seedless variety as , being so old , it cannot evolve an immunity to pests and the like, as can the seeded variety.The variety we eat today is thousands of years old and as they are cuttings , or grafts , it is essentially the exact same plant it was all those years ago! Most recently , with the onslaught of stronger pests and plant disease , the seedless banana is totally reliant on the chemicals of humans to stay healthy.A short time ago , reseachers sifted thousands of tons of seedless bananas in the hopes of finding a few seeds, in the hope these would at least to lead to the next genetic strain of seedless banana.
In the history of the banana ,Buddhist Pali wrote about the banana some 600 B.C.Though it was Alexander
the Great who finally brought the banana to Europe.Banana plantations were still common in the southern China, but never became very popular until the last century.
Bananas came to the USA around 1850 , and became a street vendors inventory , especially for gathereings like Declaration of Independence Day celebrations.
A banana contains Vitamin C, potassium and dietary fiber, potassium ,three natural sugars, sucrose, fructose and glucose, as well as Vitamin B6.Unlike other fruits , bananas containg a lot of Carbohydrates.
And there is no sodium, fat or cholesterol
Banana Facts
The Vitamin C helps with the immune system to defend and heal infections. as well as develope connective tissue, the absorption of iron and blood reproduction.High in potassium , a mineral for the building of muscles and protein synthesis. Potassium stimulates nerve impulses for muscle contraction.Potassium is believed to reduce the risks of hypertension as well as strokes.No sodium and high in potassium, they can reduce the risk of high blood pressure. With all these ingredients and the high carbs the banana is practically a meal in itself.Vitamin B6, used in the synthesis of antibodies for the immune system , red blood formation, protein metabolism regulation of the central nervous system.
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Banana is taken from the Arabic “banan” that means finger.
Bananas are picked green , because they ripen on their own after havesting.
The banana is a fruit , though there has been confusion that it is a herb, this is a regard to the banana plant , not regarded as a tree because the stems though tough , are not woody , and the plant is herbacious in nature.So plant herbacious…banana fruit.
Amerian consume average 28lbs’ of bananas per year.
Banans are grown in 107 countries in a variety of climates (under glass) , because of the nature of pests and disease , sterile condition favor this way production.Even iceland grows these , with the air of the hot water geysers for heating.
