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After you’ve read this you’ll never throw away a brown banana again!
Bananas are delicious and super healthy. You can put them into a smoothie, mix them through your yoghurt or just eat one as a snack! The yellow fruit is full of vitamins and can serve as a healthy alternative to a sugary snack. It will fill you up and make sure you’re good to go for a while! We often throw away the ones covered in brown spots, because those have expired. Right?
Will you eat browned bananas?
Ripeness
Whether you like bananas that are on the green side or kind of brown is a personal preference. A green and a bright yellow banana clearly taste different. But, what about the science behind it? A banana starts out green and becomes more and more yellow once it starts to ripen. Eventually, brown spots will start to appear and the banana will turn completely brown. A yellow banana is much sweeter than a green banana. This is because of the enzymes in it. Enzymes change the starches into sugar, making the banana sweeter.
Bananas
The curved yellow fruit contains lots of vitamins and is a healthy substitute for sugary snacks like cookies and chocolate. Bananas are very filling thanks to their carbs and fibres. People who work out a lot can benefit from eating bananas in particular, as bananas can prevent muscle cramps and they give you a lot of energy. A recent study has shown that bananas covered in brown spots are even healthier than spotless ones. So, it’s really actually those that we should be eating. Eating an overripe banana has a couple of benefits you would never expect, so keep on reading!
Research has shown that eating a brownish banana has incredible health benefits. We’re pretty impressed by them, so we’ve put them into a handy little list for you. You’ll find all the health benefits of speckled bananas on the next page.
Brown bananas
Japanese research has proven that ripe bananas contain much more antioxidants than their green counterparts. When a banana has lots for brown freckles, it’s healthier than green or light yellow bananas. The more brown flecks, the healthier. Brownish bananas are also sweeter than lighter variants and they’re better for your immune system.
Cells
Ripe bananas are full of antioxidants. These antioxidants can protect your cells from being damaged and protect you against all kinds of diseases and afflictions. They also give your immune system a boost.
Cancer
There is lots of research going on about the so-called Tumor Necrosis Factor in ripe bananas. This factor can kill abnormal and cancerous cells.
Heartburn
Ripe bananas can counter acid, meaning they will calm down your heartburn. Bananas will line and protect the stomach, protecting you from acid and heartburn.
Heart
Bananas are very good for your heart. Ripe bananas lower your cholesterol and the fibres in bananas can lower the chance of heart and vascular diseases.
Menstruation
Just like bananas alleviate muscle cramps they can also alleviate PMS cramps. Try to eat a ripe banana when you feel cramps, the potassium in them will relax your muscles and calm you down.
We’ll never throw away flecked bananas again in our lives! What do you usually do with bananas that have gone brown?
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Source: India Today
