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Phil Hobbs

On 11/26/18 2:01 PM, wrote:
A banana is an edible fruit €“ botanically a berry €“ produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas.

Nutrition Facts
Bananas
Amount Per 1 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long) (118 g)
Calories 105
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.4 g 0%
Saturated fat 0.1 g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Sodium 1 mg 0%
Potassium 422 mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 27 g 9%
Dietary fiber 3.1 g 12%
Sugar 14 g
Protein 1.3 g 2%
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 17%
Calcium 0% Iron 1%
Vitamin D 0% Vitamin B-6 20%
Cobalamin 0% Magnesium 8%

Generally, the USDA does a pretty good nutritional analysis.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

Pretty good for nutrition facts, probably, but that's damning with faint
praise.

The fact that they're quoting potassium to three significant figures is
also not confidence-inspiring. That number is almost 1% of the dry
weight of the banana--if the soil isn't rich in potassium, where is it
going to come from?

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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