Importance of Bananas

The banana is the name of a tree that also gives the same name to its fruit. In many countries, the banana fruit is also known as banana or banana. However, beyond the question of names, the plantain and the banana are not in themselves the same fruit, despite the fact that the names are used in most cases as synonyms.

The main difference is that the banana cannot be eaten without previously cooking, since it contains a high amount of starch in its composition, while in the case of The banana can be eaten raw and natural, and in fact in several countries it is eaten that way, even after the main dishes of lunch or dinner (as a dessert) or as food that can be consumed in the middle of the morning or in the middle of the afternoon, as a kind of snack.

However, a priori it cannot be determined if a plantain (tree) will bear plantains or bananas as fruit, with the well-known differences mentioned above.

The name that science gave to what is commonly called a banana is Paradise Muse and it is a common tree to find in those territories that have a tropical or intertropical climate. The banana, as a fruit presents certain

characteristics own as its yellow color on the outside (rind) and a much lighter yellow inside, in the part of the fruit itself, where its pulp is found. Bananas have an elongated and curved shape, a preferably sweet flavor, measure an average of twenty centimeters long, have a fleshy consistency, and grow in clusters. An important curiosity is that a single bunch of bananas can contain up to 400 fruits.

The banana is one of the richest foods in a vital component for our body: the potassium. For this reason, it is an almost obligatory food in any diet of those people who tend to have conditions in their bones and joints, as well as in the diets of those people who seek to increase or increase their muscle mass. In addition, it also contains vitamins essential.

Banana is grown in many countries around the world, but the largest producer is India and the largest exporter is Ecuador. and its total world production per year is only exceeded in quantity terms by foods such as wheat, among others.