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How to choose the right bananas? the fruit has a streamlined shape
The tropical banana fruit is beneficial because it contains many beneficial vitamins and minerals that quickly restore the body after physical exertion. The banana contains a large amount of fructose, glucose and sucrose and vitamin C.
Banana is prized mainly for the content of trace elements, in particular, potassium… One hundred grams of this tropical fruit contains about 350 mg, while the daily intake of potassium for the body is 100 mg. This trace element is useful for the functioning of all human organs.
In addition, bananas contain iron, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium, so this fruit is useful for all people, including babies under one year old. And that’s why:
- The benefits of banana are primarily in the content of natural sugar, which means glucose. Bananas are popular in the workplace as a healthy snack;
- Bananas are useful for athletes, since glucose can provide the body of a training person with energy;
- Bananas contain fiber, which has a positive effect on bowel function;
- Due to the iron contained in bananas, a person can maintain a normal level of hemoglobin in the blood;
- Bananas also contain vitamin B6, which influences the formation of serotonin in the blood, which is the “hormone of joy”. This hormone helps fight stress and makes it easier to cope with anxiety and anxiety.
Banana has its own contraindications… Since this fruit contains a large amount of sucrose, it should not be consumed by patients with diabetes mellitus. In addition, it is undesirable to use bananas for people with varicose veins and thrombophlebitis.
How to choose bananas
Bananas do not grow in the domestic climate, and it is impossible to find them in a farmer’s cellar. Fruits are imported from tropical countries, and in order to choose them and not doubt the quality, you need to know the factors that you need to pay attention to when buying:
- Fruit shape. The banana should not be ribbed. A quality fruit has a streamlined shape;
- Peel… A quality banana should have a matte and smooth peel. Often in supermarkets, bananas are sprayed with water for better preservation and improved appearance of the fruit;
- Color… Ripe tropical fruit should be bright yellow in color. If the peel has a slightly greenish tint, then this banana is simply not ripe. It can be bought and left in a dry place. After a while, his skin will reach the desired color.
It’s important: Unripe bananas are not recommended. They contain “insoluble” starch that the small intestine cannot digest. That, accordingly, causes heaviness and gas formation in the stomach.
- Black dots. If there are black dots on the peel, then it is safe. They are an indicator that the banana is well ripe and ready to eat. But buying such fruits in kilograms is not worth it, since you need to eat a banana with black dots on the day of purchase, otherwise the fruits will quickly deteriorate;
- Black spots. If black spots are found on the peel, then such bananas should not be bought, since the process of decay has begun in them;
- Gray peel. You cannot buy bananas with gray peels. A gray color means the fruit is frozen. They are most often found in the markets during the cold season.
The size of the banana does not matter when buying. Many people believe that so-called feed bananas are sold in supermarkets. And those fruits that are really useful are small in size. This is not true, rather the opposite. Quality bananas can be up to 20 cm long. Class I bananas are 15 cm long, and Class II bananas are anything smaller than these sizes. The size of this fruit does not affect its taste.
How to store bananas properly
Ripe bananas should be stored at 7 to 10 degrees. Fruits that are in the process of ripening should be stored at temperatures between 10 and 13 degrees. The humidity in the storage location should not be lower than 90%. Depending on the ripeness level, bananas can be stored for up to one month.
It is not recommended to keep bananas in the refrigerator… And if, nevertheless, they got there, then you need to separate them from other products and. In the refrigerator, the fruit darkens quickly. When storing bananas are best kept in a bunch.