Nutrition Facts Banana 100 gram

Nutrition facts for banana 100 gram USDA. Bananas are a caloric dense fruit and are one of the cheapest and easily available year around. The banana plant has long been a source of fiber for high quality textiles. You'll never look at a banana the same way again after discovering the many health benefits and reasons to add them to your diet.

Health benefit

Bananas are good for your heart, can be helpful in overcoming depression. Bananas are high in fiber, which can help keep you regular,  it can help prevent macular degeneration, an incurable condition, which blurs central vision, keeping bones strong, may be helpful in preventing kidney cancer because of their high levels of antioxidant phenolic compounds.

Nutrition Fact About Banana

Nutrient	Unit	Value per 100 g	cup, mashed 225g	cup, sliced 150g
Proximates
Water	g	74.91	168.55	112.36
Energy	kcal	89	200	134
Protein	g	1.09	2.45	1.64
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.33	0.74	0.5
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	22.84	51.39	34.26
Fiber, total dietary	g	2.6	5.8	3.9
Sugars, total	g	12.23	27.52	18.34
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	5	11	8
Iron, Fe	mg	0.26	0.58	0.39
Magnesium, Mg	mg	27	61	40
Phosphorus, P	mg	22	50	33
Potassium, K	mg	358	806	537
Sodium, Na	mg	1	2	2
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.15	0.34	0.22
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	8.7	19.6	13
Thiamin	mg	0.031	0.07	0.047
Riboflavin	mg	0.073	0.164	0.109
Niacin	mg	0.665	1.496	0.998
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.367	0.826	0.55
Folate, DFE	µg	20	45	30
Vitamin B-12	µg	0	0	0
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	3	7	4
Vitamin A, IU	IU	64	144	96
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.1	0.22	0.15
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0	0	0
Vitamin D	IU	0	0	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	0.5	1.1	0.8
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.112	0.252	0.168
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.032	0.072	0.048
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.073	0.164	0.109
Cholesterol	mg	0	0	0
Other
Caffeine	mg	0	0	0

source : USDA

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