BANANA

THE BANANA HISTORY

The banana is mentioned for the first time in history in buddhist texts 600 years BC. Alexander the Great discovers the taste of the banana in the Indian valleys in 327 BC . The existence of an organized banana plantation could be found in China back in the year 200 AD. In 650 AD, Islamic conquerors brought the banana back to Palestine. The Arabic merchants finally spread the bananas all over Africa. Only in 1502 the Portuguese start the first banana plantation in the Caribbean and in central America. (www.vandamme.be/history.html)

THE BANANA CONTENT

Bananas contain considerable amounts of Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, and Pottasium. The latter makes them of particular interest to athletes who use them to quickly replenish their Electrolytes.

THE BANANA BENEFITS

Along with other fruits and vegetables, consumption of bananas is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer and in women, breast cancer and renal cell carcinoma.

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