#Bananas are extremely #healthy and #delicious.

They contain several essential #nutrients and provide benefits for #digestion, #heart health and #weightloss.

Aside from being very nutritious, they are also a highly convenient #snack food.

Bananas Contain Many Important Nutrients. Bananas are among the world’s most popular #fruits.

Native to Southeast #Asia, they are now grown in many warm parts of the world.

Bananas vary in color, size and shape.

The most common type is the Cavendish, which is a type of dessert banana. #Green when unripe, it #yellows as it matures.

Bananas contain a fair amount of #fiber, as well as several antioxidants. One medium-sized banana (118 grams) also boasts the following vitamins and minerals...

#Potassium: 9% of the RDI #VitaminB6: 33% of the RDI #VitaminC: 11% of the RDI #Magnesium: 8% of the RDI #Copper: 10% of the RDI #Manganese: 14% of the RDI Net carbs: 24 grams Fiber: 3.1 grams #Protein: 1.3 grams Fat: 0.4 grams

Each banana has only about 105 #calories and consists almost exclusively of water and carbs. Bananas hold very little protein and almost no fat.

The carbs in green, unripe bananas consist mostly of #starch and resistant starch, but as the banana ripens, the starch turns into #sugar (glucose, fructose and sucrose).