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just how healthful they really are!
Bananas are an excellent source of potassium, B vitamins, including a rich supply of vitamin B6, as well as vitamins A and C. Besides potassium, their mineral content includes calcium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous and 100 percent available iron. They are 98.5 percent fat free, have no cholesterol and, contrary to old wives’ tales, are moderate in calories.
Using and storing bananas
Bananas come in different stages of ripeness. Green bananas are very firm, but as they ripen the green color turns yellow. As the fruit ripens, the starch in the fruit turns to sugar - so the riper the banana the sweeter it will taste. The dark spots
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