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A-Z of bananas
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Q is for Queasy
If you're feeling nauseous or suffering the effects of morning sickness, a banana can help straighten you out. This is because bananas regulate blood glucose levels - which also make them ideal for coping with PMS.
R is for Ripe
The bananas we buy in supermarkets are picked while only two-thirds ripe. They continue to ripen as they sail to Britain, so they're ready to be eaten when they arrive in the supermarkets.
S is for Sales
Bananas are the UK's favourite fruit. We in Britain eat £750 million worth of bananas each year - a quarter of all fruit sales. This equates to around 30lb per person per year.
T is for Trypotophan
This is the protein found in bananas that our bodies convert to serotonin. It relaxes us, improves our mood and makes us feel happy, which is why people suffering from depression are given a boost after eating bananas.
U is for Ulcers
Its soft texture and smoothness makes the banana the ideal food for those with intestinal disorders - it's the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronic ulcer cases. It also neutralises over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
V is for Varieties
There are around 500 banana varieties. The plantain is a variety of banana that needs to be cooked. A staple food in central and eastern Africa, plantains are longer and thicker than eating bananas, and are treated like a starchy vegetable.
W is for Warts
If you're keen on natural alternatives, kill a wart by covering it with banana skin (yellow-side up) and holding it in place with a plaster.
X is for Xanthophyll
When a banana ripens, the green chlorophyll pigment is broken down and xanthophyll pigments are formed. This is what gives the ripe banana skin its yellow colour.
Y is for Year
The banana plant is a perennial herb that dies back to its roots after it has fruited, so unlike most fruits, bananas are available all year round.
Z is for Zzzzzzz
The magnesium and copper content of bananas can help you get a better night's sleep. The British Sleep Council even recommends a 'sleep sandwich' for those who find it hard to nod off: a banana, marmite and lettuce buttie.
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Q is for Queasy
If you're feeling nauseous or suffering the effects of morning sickness, a banana can help straighten you out. This is because bananas regulate blood glucose levels - which also make them ideal for coping with PMS.
R is for Ripe
The bananas we buy in supermarkets are picked while only two-thirds ripe. They continue to ripen as they sail to Britain, so they're ready to be eaten when they arrive in the supermarkets.
S is for Sales
Bananas are the UK's favourite fruit. We in Britain eat £750 million worth of bananas each year - a quarter of all fruit sales. This equates to around 30lb per person per year.
T is for Trypotophan
This is the protein found in bananas that our bodies convert to serotonin. It relaxes us, improves our mood and makes us feel happy, which is why people suffering from depression are given a boost after eating bananas.
U is for Ulcers
Its soft texture and smoothness makes the banana the ideal food for those with intestinal disorders - it's the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronic ulcer cases. It also neutralises over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
V is for Varieties
There are around 500 banana varieties. The plantain is a variety of banana that needs to be cooked. A staple food in central and eastern Africa, plantains are longer and thicker than eating bananas, and are treated like a starchy vegetable.
W is for Warts
If you're keen on natural alternatives, kill a wart by covering it with banana skin (yellow-side up) and holding it in place with a plaster.
X is for Xanthophyll
When a banana ripens, the green chlorophyll pigment is broken down and xanthophyll pigments are formed. This is what gives the ripe banana skin its yellow colour.
Y is for Year
The banana plant is a perennial herb that dies back to its roots after it has fruited, so unlike most fruits, bananas are available all year round.
Z is for Zzzzzzz
The magnesium and copper content of bananas can help you get a better night's sleep. The British Sleep Council even recommends a 'sleep sandwich' for those who find it hard to nod off: a banana, marmite and lettuce buttie.
Now you've read the A-Z, try your luck on the banana quiz
Fancy a nana? Check out our
favourite recipes
Share your banana ideas on
All About Food & Drink
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