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Bananas

August 11, 2008



The banana plant is a big perennial herb having leaf sheaths that make a trunk-like pseudo stems. The plant has 8-12 leaves those can be up to 9 feet in length and 2 feet in width. Root development might be extensive in loose soil in some banana plants up to 30 feet laterally. Other plant descriptions differ as it depends upon the variety you are talking about.

Flower growth is started from the true stem that is underground (corm) 9-12 months after implanting the banana plant. The inflorescences (flower stalks) grow through the center of the pseudo stem and then flowers develop in clusters and coil around the main axis. It’s a diarrhea sufferer’s friend; a soothing substance, which might stop what the sufferer want, must to be stopped. This also helps replacing what is lost. It helps replacing electrolytes, the very tiny electrical elements required to power the body and maintain fluid volume.

Bananas: Nutritional Values
Preparation Serving Size Carb Fiber (g) Fat (g) Energy (kj)
Raw Banana (peeled) 1 medium sized (140g) 28 3 1 500
Banana Chips 20 chips (22g) 13 1.5 7.5 480
Dried Banana 100g 28 3 0 500
Banana Smoothie 1 glass (300ml) 49.5 3 15.5 1585

Banana is a tropical fruit, a large berry which is handy and healthy. Bananas provide 452 mg of K (potassium), 33 mg of Mg (magnesium) and just over 2 gm of fibers. There is lots of research that reveal that people with high levels of potassium in their diets have lower chances to suffer from high blood pressure even if they do not care about their sodium intake.

The bananas share many benefits of their fruity brethren as they are low in calories, fats, sodium, and much of its fibers are soluble — the kinds which help lowering the overall cholesterol. It stands out; nevertheless, due to it has lots of potassium and significant amounts of magnesium. That is why it is a favorite and complete food for most athletes and oftentimes is recommended for people who suffer from loose motion or high blood pressure.


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