A. Introduction A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. (In some countries‚ bananas used for cooking may be called plantains.) The fruit is variable in size‚ color and firmness‚ but is usually elongated and curved‚ with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be green‚ yellow‚ red‚ purple‚ or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible parthenocarpic
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NUTRIENTS IN BANANA PEELS Banana peels are also rich sources of potassium and contain much more soluble and insoluble fiber than their flesh. Dietary fiber promotes digestion and bowel movements and can reduce blood cholesterol levels. Banana peels also contain tryptophan‚ which increases serotonin levels in the body and affects mood‚ much like the drug Prozac does. According to "Prescription for Nutritional Healing‚" researchers in Taiwan discovered banana peel extract can ease depression because
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------------------------------------------------- Banana Leaves as Tea ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Like coconuts‚ bananas grow in abundance here in the Philippines as it is a tropical country. For the many years of study‚ cultivation and propagation‚ research and development‚ we have become as one of the exporters of bananas to the world‚ especially to the United States and Europe – when speaking of the banana fruit‚ of course. The fruit itself
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hamburger industry is beefin’ up for good. This competition gave the idea to the proponents to innovate the product. They use the banana blossom or bud with smoked fish as substitute for beef patty. They chose these as the major ingredients because these are abundant in Tagaytay. Though it literally translates to “heart of banana‚” puso ng saging is technically the banana blossom
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Whiten Teeth with Banana Peel The versatility of banana itself and its peel goes a long way. Aside from the fact that banana is full of vitamins and minerals‚ and is used in beauty regimen‚ its peel is also utilized in so many ways; from skin care regimen‚ to fertilizer and now to whiten teeth. Using banana peel as teeth whitening is considered extremely safe and healthy because it is not only the flesh of the banana that contains vitamins and minerals but the peel as well. Banana peel has no coarseness
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Market Organization for Bananas (“CMOB”) affect Chiquita? Six firms dominated the banana industry in the early 1990’s‚ three from Europe and three from the United States. In 1994‚ the three United States producers‚ Chiquita‚ Dole‚ and Del Monte‚ accounted for approximately 72.4% of world banana sales. Chiquita accounted for 48% of worldwide banana sales and 66.4% of banana sales of the three U.S. producers. Prior to 1994‚ Europe accounted for nearly 40% of world banana imports by volume‚ of which
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Banana Bread This easy banana bread recipe contains ingredients that you will more than likely have in your cupboard already – perfect for those times when you’re expecting visitors to pop in but have got nothing in the house except from overripe bananas. What’s more‚ a piece of moist and delicious banana bread is irresistible to most! Ingredients: 125g butter or margarine 1 cup castor sugar (white or brown sugar is okay though) 2 cups flour 2 eggs 3 large bananas‚ mashed 1 tsp vanilla essence
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Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Banana K. P. Sampath Kumar1*‚ Debjit Bhowmik2‚ S. Duraivel3‚ M. Umadevi4 1. 2. 3. 4. Department of pharmaceutical sciences‚ Coimbatore medical college‚ Coimbatore‚ India. Karpagam University‚ Coimbatore‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India. [E-mail: debjit_cr@yahoo.com] Nimra College of Pharmacy‚ Vijayawada‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India. Centre for Plant breading and Genetics‚ Tamil Nadu Agricultural University‚ Coimbatore‚ India. Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants
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Bananas‚ Chiquita and Globalization While globalization is a relatively new phenomenon in theory‚ but not necessarily in history‚ as of 2009 it has created transnational corporations linked to government‚ international economic institutions‚ and non-government organizations. (Steger 67). With this definition bananas are a textbook example of the globalization of tropical fruit commodities. The transnational corporations of the United States‚ most notably Chiquita‚ Dole and Del Monte‚ have been
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scrutinizing a banana‚ involuntary recurrent memories and repressed thoughts and emotions were consciously recalled. Banana is an ordinary nutritional intake that if one devotes time to observe and analyze‚ he or she might discover that not only does it associate with monkeys‚ but also within his or her inner values. With that being said‚ my observations of the banana directed my consciousness towards the sensation‚ perception‚ and thoughts of my inner process. What’s memorable about a banana is its discernable
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