Banana

Banana

Banana is a very popular fruit due to its low price and high nutritive value. It is consumed in fresh or cooked form both as ripe and raw fruit. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a peel, which may have a variety of colors when ripe. Bananas are packed with antioxidants and vitamins, which work together to provide deep hydration, fight off free radicals, improve elasticity, even out skin tone, brighten the complexion, reduce wrinkles, and more. Bananas offer numerous health benefits. This popular yellow fruit is a good source of potassium and magnesium, which your body uses for nerve and muscle function, as well as to maintain fluid and pH balance ( 2 , 3 ). Their starches turn into sugar as they ripen.