Banana

Banana Fruit

 Name: Banana

Scientific Name: Musa

Colour: Yellow is most often colour , but

bananas varieties can be green, red or purple.

Family‎: ‎Musaceae

Species‎: ‎Musa acuminita, Musa balbisiana

Genus‎: ‎Prunus

Kingdom‎: ‎Plantae

Taste‎: ‎Starchier in less ripe bananas, more fruity flavor develops when they ripen a more. Yellow bananas have higher sugar concentration and therefore taste sweeter. 

Size: Small sized banana - 6 inches long
         large sized banana - 8 to 9 inches long
        

Banana Flower

                     Nutritions :

                      (Amount per 100 grams)

                       ·         Calories: 89

                       ·         Carbohydrates: 23 g

                       ·         Protein: 1.1 g

                       ·         Total Fats: 0.3 g 

                       ·         Saturated Fats: 0.1 g

                       ·         Fiber: 2.6 g

                       ·         Potassium: 358 mg

                       ·         Magnesium: 7 mg

                       ·         Vitamin C: 15 mg

                       ·         Vitamin B6: 22 mg

                           ·         Vitamin A: 1.5 mg

                           ·         Iron: 1.5 mg

Produced Countries ‎:

The Banana industry is an important part of the global industrial agrobusiness. About 15% of the global banana production goes to export and international trade for consumption in western countries.

list of countries by banana production: Click Here