Banana nutritional value and benefits of eating bananas

I believe that most people like to eat bananas, but many people generally only think that the nutritional value of bananas is that they can help with constipation.

1. Lowers serum cholesterol

If the cholesterol is too high, it is likely to cause heart problems, and bananas have the effect of lowering cholesterol. Because bananas contain a substance called stalk, this substance has the effect of lowering cholesterol. Therefore, if the patient has high serum cholesterol, you can use 50 grams of banana stalks, wash and slice them, and then drink them with boiling water. Drinking it for 20 consecutive days can effectively lower cholesterol.

2. Treating High Blood Pressure

Studies have found that most patients with hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases usually have more sodium and less potassium ions in their bodies, but bananas can supplement potassium ions. Therefore, eating more bananas can maintain the sodium-potassium balance and acid-base balance in the body, so as to maintain normal nerve and muscle function and gradually coordinate myocardial contraction, thereby achieving the effect of treating hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

3. Treat skin itching

Experiments have shown that banana peels also have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, because they contain a substance called banana peelin, which can effectively inhibit the growth of various bacteria and fungi. Especially for some skin itching and athlete's foot caused by fungi and bacteria, applying banana peels can see very good results.

Nutritional value of bananas

Banana, also known as sweet banana in ancient times, is soft, sweet and delicious. According to legend, the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, gained wisdom by eating bananas, so it is known as the "fruit of wisdom".

Bananas are very nutritious. Every 100 grams of pulp contains 1.2 grams of protein, 0.5 grams of fat, 19.5 grams of carbohydrates, 0.9 grams of crude fiber, 9 milligrams of calcium, 31 milligrams of phosphorus, 0.6 milligrams of iron. It also contains carotene, thiamine, niacin, vitamin C, vitamin E and rich trace elements such as potassium.

Bananas are very effective for weight loss because they are low in calories and rich in dietary fiber. Bananas are very sweet, so people think that they must be high in calories. In fact, a banana (net weight about 100 grams) has only 87 calories, which is about half the calories of a meal of white rice (150 grams, 220 calories).