BANANA - Health Benefits and Nutritional Facts

Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana are the two 

scientific names of banana.The name "banana" 

comes from an Arabic word meaning "finger".

 Bananas are grown in more than 100 countries in the southeast Asia, and India is the leading producer. Bananas are highly nutritious and an excellent source of vitamins, fiber, manganese and potassium. The banana's high amount of potassium makes the fruit more radioactive than others, but the naturally occurring radiation has little effect on the body. The average weight of a banana is 125 grams, with roughly 75 percent being water.

 In the Philippines banana is called "Saging" in Tagalog, "Saba" in Ilocano, "Punti" in Pangasinanse . It is abundant all year round in the Philippines. There are different kinds of Bananas  namely : Lakatan, Latundan, Green Banana, Senorita andSaba (supply me, please, other kinds, if I missed them). The first four are eaten primarily as desert  while the last is fried and sold in the street (known as Banana-Que), or simply boiled saba, it can also be mixed with other vegestables for viand.

Foremost visit SHAPE A Herbalife Distributor - Mangaldan of this health benefits come from the fact that Banana packs  tons of Potassium in it, helping the body's circulatory system bring oxygen to the brain.Bananas can also lift the spirit and promote bowel health. Aside from  these health benefits,economic benefits can also be derived    from a Banana tree as almost all of its parts can be used :         its leaves as wrapper, its trunk for textile, its heart as food.

BANANA Nutritional Facts (content per 100g) VITAMINS

Vitamin A - 147 IU

Vitamin B1/Thiamine - 0.031 mg

Vitamin B2/Riboflavin - 0.073 mg

Vitamin B3/Niacin - 0.665 mg

Vitamin B5/Pantothenic Acid - 0.334 mg

Vitamin B6 - 0.367 mg

Vitamin B8/Folate - 20.0 mcg

Vitamin C - 8.70 mg 

Vitamin E - 0.100 mg

Vitamin K - 0.50 mcg

BANANA Nutritional Facts (content per 100g) MINERALS

Calcium -        5.0 mg

Iron -               0.260 mg

Magnesium -    27.0 mg

Phosphorous - 22.0 mg

Potassium -     358.0 mg

Sodium -         1.0 mg

Zinc -              0.150 mg

Copper -         0.078 mg

Manganese -   0.270 mg

Selenium -       1.0 mcg

BANANA Nutritional Facts (contents per 100g) OTHERS

Protein             - 1.090 g 

Fiber                - 2.60 g 

Beta-Carotene - 25.0 mcg

Lycopene        - 0 mcg

Cholesterol      - 0 mg