Fruit File: Banana

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Well where would the world be without this fruit? From the Musaceae family grown in well over 100 countries over the world it is the 4th most used food (WOW!) It was first domesticated and used is Asia way back in about the 7th century BC before it took over the rest of the world (by peaceful means!)

We all know how versatile these wonderful bundles of yellow are, used in cooking, to make sweet and savory dishes, especially in less economically developed countries where they substitute for an equivalent of mashed potato, they can be chipped and glazed, eaten raw of course and last but not least they smooth real well!!!

Healthy Stuff

Packed full of Potassium, Vits: A B6 and C, and real good for when you need to go!
A brilliant source of carbohydrate!

Storage

How to store: in the cool, avoid direct sunlight

Preparation

We all know how!

When is it ripe?

Depends who you are, some like it green, some like it yellow, Jake likes his very black. (Some species, not normally found in your average green grocers, turn maroonish when ripe, so don’t be fooled by these little tricksters)

See all smoothie recipes with banana

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