Bananas are a unique gift from nature, and not only because they are available all year round. Their main value lies in their useful composition, as well as in a pleasant taste.
What vitamins and minerals are contained in bananas
This fruit can be considered a treasure trove of beneficial elements that help preserve beauty. Bananas contain vitamin E, which stimulates cell regeneration and preserves youth, vitamin PP, which fights dry skin and helps hair growth and more. Bananas are also a source of B vitamins, which are responsible for calmness and balance. Therefore, bananas prevent insomnia, inflammation of the skin, brittle and dry hair. It is especially important to monitor the balance of vitamins of this group for women, since during menstruation, some of them are lost along with the blood. Other elements that make up bananas are no less diverse. These are iron, potassium, zinc, selenium, sodium, calcium and fluorine. Unfortunately, due to the fact that bananas are picked in a green form and transported to countries where they do not grow, under special conditions, the quantitative content of these substances is minimized, but some of the vitamins in bananas are still preserved. That is why it is best to consume them fresh, without subjecting them to additional culinary processing.
In order to preserve the beneficial properties of bananas after purchase, they should be stored in a dark and cool enough place, but not in the refrigerator, where they darken and lose their taste. Bananas ripen quickly when warm.
Useful properties of bananas
Thanks to the fiber they contain, bananas help improve digestion and fight constipation, and in childhood can even cause upset stools. Thanks to the carbohydrates included in the composition, bananas saturate well, and also stimulate the production of serotonin, the hormone of happiness, which is a natural antidepressant. Banana peel is used to treat worms, and the pulp is used not only as a tasty product, but also as a cosmetic for the skin.
100 g of pulp contains a little less than 100 calories, so you should not get too carried away with bananas, so as not to provoke weight gain.
What else you should know
The benefits of bananas are not commensurate with the harm, but the latter can still be present, though only for certain categories of people. Those with digestive problems may feel bloating and painful after eating bananas. It is also believed that bananas increase the viscosity of the blood, therefore they are not recommended for thrombosis, varicose veins, as well as those who have had a heart attack or stroke.
