Banana
Fruits • Fruit • പഴം
Identity
Scientific
Musa sapp.
Family
Musaceae
Genus/Species
Musa acuminata
Food details
Edible %
90%
Description
Banana is a herbaceous perennial, not a tree (pseudostem formed by leaf sheaths). • Most edible bananas are seedless hybrids derived mainly from M. acuminata and M. balbisiana. Propagation is vegetative (suckers / tissue culture).
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Nutrition (per 100 g edible)
Other (108)
| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 74.91 | G |
| Energy | 89 | KCAL |
| Energy | 371 | kJ |
| Protein | 1.09 | G |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.33 | G |
| Ash | 0.82 | G |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 22.84 | G |
| Fiber, total dietary | 2.6 | G |
| Sugars, Total | 12.23 | G |
| Sucrose | 2.39 | G |
| Glucose | 4.98 | G |
| Fructose | 4.85 | G |
| Lactose | 0 | G |
| Maltose | 0.01 | G |
| Galactose | 0 | G |
| Starch | 5.38 | G |
| Calcium, Ca | 5 | MG |
| Iron, Fe | 0.26 | MG |
| Magnesium, Mg | 27 | MG |
| Phosphorus, P | 22 | MG |
| Potassium, K | 358 | MG |
| Sodium, Na | 1 | MG |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.15 | MG |
| Copper, Cu | 0.078 | MG |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.27 | MG |
| Selenium, Se | 1 | UG |
| Fluoride, F | 2.2 | UG |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 8.7 | MG |
| Thiamin | 0.031 | MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.073 | MG |
| Niacin | 0.665 | MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.334 | MG |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.367 | MG |
| Folate, total | 20 | UG |
| Folic acid | 0 | UG |
| Folate, food | 20 | UG |
| Folate, DFE | 20 | UG |
| Choline, total | 9.8 | MG |
| Betaine | 0.1 | MG |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 3 | UG |
| Retinol | 0 | UG |
| Carotene, beta | 26 | UG |
| Carotene, alpha | 25 | UG |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin A, IU | 64 | IU |
| Lycopene | 0 | UG |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 22 | UG |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.1 | MG |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 | MG |
| Tocopherol, beta | 0 | MG |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 0.02 | MG |
| Tocopherol, delta | 0.01 | MG |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0.06 | MG |
| Tocotrienol, beta | 0 | MG |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0 | MG |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0 | MG |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 0 | IU |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 0.5 | UG |
| Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone) | 0 | UG |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.112 | G |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 | G |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 | G |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 | G |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.001 | G |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.002 | G |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.002 | G |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.102 | G |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.005 | G |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.032 | G |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.01 | G |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0.022 | G |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0 | G |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 | G |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.073 | G |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.046 | G |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.027 | G |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 | G |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 | G |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 | G |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 | G |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 | G |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0 | G |
| Cholesterol | 0 | MG |
| Phytosterols | 16 | MG |
| Tryptophan | 0.009 | G |
| Threonine | 0.028 | G |
| Isoleucine | 0.028 | G |
| Leucine | 0.068 | G |
| Lysine | 0.05 | G |
| Methionine | 0.008 | G |
| Cystine | 0.009 | G |
| Phenylalanine | 0.049 | G |
| Tyrosine | 0.009 | G |
| Valine | 0.047 | G |
| Arginine | 0.049 | G |
| Histidine | 0.077 | G |
| Alanine | 0.04 | G |
| Aspartic acid | 0.124 | G |
| Glutamic acid | 0.152 | G |
| Glycine | 0.038 | G |
| Proline | 0.028 | G |
| Serine | 0.04 | G |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 | G |
| Caffeine | 0 | MG |
| Theobromine | 0 | MG |