Bananas
Bananas are a type of fruit commonly used in baby food, beverages, breads, and much more!
The flavor profile for bananas can be described as creamy and sweet.
Bananas contain over 15+ nutrients including 7 vitamins and 8 minerals. Bananas are also sodium free and trans fat free.
Vegan
Vegetarian
Paleo
Gluten Free
Uses For Bananas
There are 17 uses for bananas. Find your use and start enjoying this tasty food today!
- Baby Food.
- Beverages.
- Breads.
- Cakes.
- Candies.
- Crumbles, Cobblers, Crisps.
- Desserts.
- Fried Doughs.
- Frostings, Fillings.
- Ice Cream, Frozen Desserts.
- Mousses, Trifles, Custards, Creams.
- Pancakes, Waffles, Crêpes.
- Pies, Tarts, Pastries.
- Salads.
- Sauces.
- Slices, Bars.
- Snack.
Tips
Great ideas for purchasing, storing, and consuming bananas.
- Bananas can be bought during any time of the year as they are always available.
- Even if you get unripe bananas, they continue to ripe when kept stored at room temperature.
- To quickly ripe bananas at home, store them in a paper bag.
- To keep bananas from becoming overripe, keep them in the fridge as they ripe slowly in the refrigerator.
- Refrigerated bananas will have a blackened skin, but the inside of the fruit will remain intact.
- Sliced bananas can be added to cereal or oatmeal for breakfast.
- Bananas can be mashed and used in place of oil in baked goods such as breads, cookies, and muffins.
- Bananas can be used as a sugaring agent in various fruit smoothies.
Nutrition
Checkout the facts and figures to see how wealthy bananas are.
Nutrition Facts
1 Serving
Serving size
Banana - Fresh
100 Grams
100 Grams
Amount per serving
Calories
per serving
89
Amount/serving
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g
0%
Saturated Fat 0g
1%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 1mg
0%
Amount/serving
% Daily Value*
Total Carbohydrate 23g
18%
Dietary Fiber 3g
9%
Total Sugars 12g
Includes 0g Added Sugars
0%
Protein 1g
2%
Vitamin B6 28%
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Manganese 15%
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Vitamin C 12%
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Copper 9%
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Magnesium 9%
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Potassium 8%
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Pantothenic Acid 7%
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Riboflavin 6%
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Folate 5%
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Niacin 5%
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Phosphorous 3%
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Thiamin 3%
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Choline 2%
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Selenium 2%
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Zinc 2%
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Iron 1%
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Highlights
- Low in sodium.
- Excellent source of 1 micronutrient.
- Good source of 2 micronutrients.