Fruit Profile- Banana

The banana is an edible fruit, botanically a berry, produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genusMusa.The scientific names of most cultivated bananas are Musa acuminata, 

 

Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world grown in more than 150 countries, producing 105 million tonnes of fruit per year.

The word banana comes from Arabic word ”banan”,meaning finger. The banana plant is not a tree. It is the world largest herb. The trunk is not made of wood rather than tightly overlapping leaves.

The inside of a banana skin can be used to calm an itchy mosquito bite - many people find that rubbing the bite with the skin helps to reduce irritation

Banana also provides a quick-but-sustained energy boost in a natural, nutritious and easily digestible form with no fat, cholesterol or sodium. The inside of a banana skin can be used to polish shoes!

Bananas could help you to feel happier as they contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to promote relaxation and improve mood. Eat more banana to always be happy. Lol