This tropical guest has long ceased to be exotic on our table. Now bananas are sold almost everywhere, and the prices for them are more than affordable. For many, he became one of his favorite desserts. However, not everyone thinks that this, of course, useful tropical fruit is one of the most caloric representatives of the fruit palette. For example, a "light" salad of bananas flavored with sweet yogurt, in terms of the number of calories, will pull even more than a plate of mashed potatoes (for comparison - in a traditional puree, prepared in butter and milk, contains about 90 kilocalories, in banana salad - 100-110 kilocalories). However, in defense of bananas, it must be said that after this salad, it will not be needed longer - its glycemic index (a parameter showing how quickly blood sugar will rise after consuming a particular product) will be around 70, whereas in mashed potatoes it is - 90.
In this regard, it will not be superfluous to find out food (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) and energy value (calorie content) of a banana.
The composition of the banana - proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and its caloric value
The pulp of banana contains:
- proteins - up to 1.5%;
- fats - 0,5%;
- carbohydrates - 20-30%, among which simple carbohydrates predominate, in particular sucrose, only 5-8% are for complex carbohydrates;
- water - 65%.
As can be seen from the above data - a banana is a source of fast carbohydrates , besides, it has a lot of potassium (about 350 mg) and decently magnesium (42 mg), which makes it an ideal snack after intensive physical exertion, allowing not only to replenish energy, but and restore the electrolytic balance in the body.
In addition, 100 g of banana pulp contains:
- vitamin and provitamin A - not too much, about 2% of the daily norm of a person. By the way, in the recruiting, now, the popularity of red bananas, beta-carotene contains 3 times more than in the yellows familiar to us;
- vitamins of group B - especially
a lot of vitamin B6, which is responsible for the work of muscles, helps to remove cholesterol from the body, reduces the risk of developing diabetes; - vitamin C - 11% of the daily required rate;
- very few vitamins E and PP;
- a decent amount of such a trace element as manganese (14% of the daily rate), which is necessary for strong immunity and good mood;
- amino acid tryptophan, which is the raw material for synthesis in our body, the so-called "hormone of happiness" serotonin.
The energy value of a banana is 96 kilocalories per 100 g of product.