Showing posts with label Banana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Banana. Show all posts

Friday, March 9, 2012

BANANA: Benefits and Uses

It is good source in potassium, calcium, magnesium phosphorus and iron, vitamin A and C, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin, and pectin or a soluble fiber. Banana is also rich in fiber that helps absorb water that gives full feeling and it is good for people who are trying to lose weight. It is good for the brain, too! Because the potassium helps to concentrate and think clearer; the potassium is the best fuel for the brain.

Banana is a native to tropical Southeast Asia. It is likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea, grown in at least one hundred seven countries. Herbaceous plants of the genus Musa is the common name of Banana. It has several of sizes and colors when it is ripe like yellow, purple and red.