- Banana is a berry. Banana plant - the largest plant that does not have a solid trunk
- The first president of Zimbabwe was Kanaan Banana.
- Bananas are not only yellow, but also red. The reds have a more tender flesh, and they do not tolerate transportation.
Bananas contain more vitamin B6 than other fruits. It is known that this vitamin is responsible for a good mood.
By weight, the harvest of bananas is the second largest crop in the world, ahead of the grapes in third place, and second only to oranges.
India and Brazil produce more bananas than any other country in the world.
In the pulp of banana fruit contains a lot of sucrose, vitamins C, B1, B2, PP, E, carotene, enzymes, trace elements (especially potassium); there are organic acids (predominantly apple), fiber, essential oil, starch.
In home cooking bananas of dessert varieties are consumed mostly in raw form. In addition, they go for the production of wine, beer, vinegar, marmalade, confiture, ice cream. Peeling off the peel, remove all white threads.