Bananas

Bananas

The term banana indicates the berry of the banana plant, of the Musaceae family.

The word banana could come from the Arabic banan, which means “finger”.

but it is believed to be more likely to come from a sub-Saharan West African language, perhaps from the word “Banaana”, of the Wolof language.

Bananas contain about 75% water, 23% carbohydrates, 1% protein, 0.3% fat, and 2.6% dietary fiber (these values ​​vary according to the different crops of bananas, the degree of ripeness and the growing conditions).