Bananas: Health Benefits and Nutritional Value of Banana

1. A banana is a fruit that comes from the banana plant. Bananas are available all over the world. In India, bananas are used in various regional cuisines to make desserts such as kheer, malpua, halwa and paniyaram. In Indonesian cuisine, fried banana (known as pisang goreng) is served as a side dish with the rice table. Bananas are often a part of breakfast, and for good reason. It gives you instant energy to kick-start your day, and it's good for the stomach. A single banana contains only 90 calories. So the banana is also a healthy snack or snack. Bananas have an excellent nutritional value. It contains approximately 360 mg of potassium and 2.6 g of dietary fiber per 100 grams. But it also contains vitamins, such as vitamin B6 and vitamin C. Bananas have many health benefits, such as helping to prevent asthma, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and digestive problems.

Production

1. Globally, India and China are the largest banana producers, with a combined total (for bananas only) of 28% of global production (2016). Other important producers are the Philippines, Ecuador, Indonesia and Brazil, which together account for 20% of the world total of bananas.