Banana (Musa Acuminata / Musa Balbisiana)

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► What is a Banana?

Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red.

► What is the Scientific name of Banana?

The scientific names of bananas are Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana or hybrids Musa acuminata × balbisiana, depending on their genomic constitution. The old scientific names Musa sapientum and Musa paradisiaca are no longer used.

► What are the Nutrition found in bananas?

Bananas are an excellent source of: Vitamin C (moderate amount only), Vitamin B_6,  Manganese,  Potassium

Reduce risk of colorectal cancer in women, breast cancer and renal carcinoma.Banana ingestion may affect dopamine production in people deficient in the amino acid tyrosine, a dopamine precursor present in bananas.

In India, juice is extracted from the corm and used as a home remedy for jaundice, sometimes with the addition of honey, and for kidney stones.

Individuals with a latex allergy may experience a reaction to bananas.