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Banana
* ARE a citrus fruit.
* All bananas love full to partial sun and generous amounts of water and fertile soil.
* Many bananas are used both raw and cooked.
* Most bananas also have black bits.
* Most bananas contain compounds
  - resistant starches
  - get brown spots
* Most bananas grow in countries
  - many countries
* Most bananas have calcium
  - flavor
  - life
  - second life
  - secret second life
  - skin
  - sugar
  - sweet flavor
  - thin skin
  - originate in regions
  - produce fruit
* Some banana starches pass into colons.
* Some bananas become food
  - staple food
* Some bananas contain butters
  - dozens of pea-sized seeds
  - vitamins
* Some bananas grow in gardens
* Some bananas have biochemistry
  - viable seeds
  - improve nerve functions
* Some bananas produce mutant offspring
* also come with cream sauce, flavored with caramel
  - contain plenty of carbohydrates which are the body's main source of energy
  - have an excellent mix of vitamins and minerals needed to fuel activity
  - like a good permanent mulch around the base of the clump
  - make a high-energy food snack
  - produce ethylene gas naturally
  - show up as one of the favorite at-home breakfast foods
* are Buganda's staple food
  - Ecuador's second largest source of foreign exchange, after oil
  - Honduras most important export product
  - Panama's largest crop that is sold
* are a fascinating fruit in terms of their carbohydrate and sugar content
  - favorite for fresh eating
  - good soft food that easily mashes and can be tried by a baby with no teeth
* are a good source of porn
  - potassium, magnesium and carbohydrates
  - vitamin C, potassium and dietary fiber
  - great energy source
  - high fibre fruit and can be included in the diet of someone with diabetes
  - major crop
  - natural antacid
  - particularly sticky, cavity-causing food
  - plant cultivated by man
  - rich source of potassium, an essential mineral for good nerve functioning
  - safe fruit to feed parrots
  - source of instant and sustained energy
  - staple starch for many tropical populations
* are a tropical fruit and grow on trees
  - with a thick, slippery skin and soft, mushy pulp
* are almost all carbohydrate
  - fat free
* are also a great source of proteins
  - natural antacid, providing relief from acid reflux and heartburn
  - an important food
  - high in sugar
  - indigenous to many developing nations
  - key to larger Caribbean countries, such as Jamaica
  - monocarpic
  - popular as a snack among young people
  - rich in potassium, which is often depleted
  - the largest of the herbaceous plants
  - among the most widely consumed foods in the world
* are an excellent source of other minerals such as Potassium
  - important food staple in the tropics
  - as much a mainstay of the Kenya diet as are corn, beans, potatoes and yams
  - beaut for babies and in smoothies
  - believed to have been introduced to Africa in prehistoric times
  - best when they are just starting to get brown speckles
  - both a staple food and an export commodity
  - bunchs
  - cheap partly because of the conditions under which they are grown
  - classified either as dessert bananas or as green cooking bananas
  - cooked in ways that are similar to potatoes
* are cultivated by both small farmers and large land holders
  - in nearly all tropical regions of the world
  - easy to digest because they have no fat and very few babies are allergic to bananas
  - eaten fresh and used in salads, desserts, breads, and candy
  - edible fruit
  - eight mao per jin more expensive than apples
  - especially good for attracting warblers, also tanagers, orioles, catbirds, and thrushes
  - everywhere
  - famous as a good source of potassium, a mineral involved in proper muscle contraction
  - fast-growing herbaceous perennials arising from underground rhizomes
  - films
  - gigantic herbs that spring from underground stems
* are good for convalescents and help to reduce blood pressure
  - source of pyridoxine, as well as raw meat
* are good sources of potassium and low in sodium
* are great for key vitamins
  - hands
* are heavy feeders and require rich soil and plenty of water for healthy growth
  - which supports their fast growth
* are high in fiber, vitamin C and potassium
  - potassium aiding circulation, whilst low in fat and sugar
* are important for food security, and even under poor conditions give a useful crop
  - the potassium
  - in bread
* are located in pantries
  - stomachs
  - stores
* are low in calories and have no fat, no sodium, and no cholesterol
  - fat and a good source of fiber
  - moderately helpful in increasing iron absorption
  - most likely the first fruit ever to be grown on a farm
  - much better when harvested mature
  - native to hot, humid tropical regions like Central America and the Caribbean
  - now the Island's biggest agricultural export
* are one fruit that ripens well off the plant
  - of many wonderful fruits and very beneficial because of their are high in potassium
* are one of the best sources as are milk and other dairy foods
  - few carbohydrate rich foods that are also rich in amylase
  - most widely consumed fruits in the world for good reason
  - perennial crops that are grown and harvested year-round
  - picked green and ripen after harvest
  - probably native to tropical Asia, but are widely cultivated
  - prone to potassium deficiency
* are rich in potassium, which is essential for the function of nerves and muscles
  - vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients
  - ripe when brown spots begin showing on the peel
  - safe for even the youngest child to cut
  - so sustaining because they yield up of their energy in increments
  - stripped of the skin, cut in pieces with a fork and eaten from it
  - technically berries
* are the almost perfect food and are a great source of potassium
  - best delivery system for children in the developing world
  - chief cash crop and the most valuable export
  - leading export and the major source of foreign exchange earnings
  - major agriculture product and are produced mainly on small holdings
* are the most popular fruit in Canada
  - widely traded fresh fruit item
  - nation's second biggest export, following oil
  - world's most traded fruit
  - tropical plants
  - used for eating
* are very common in the country because they are the main crops grown there
  - easy to grow
  - good for indigestion or diarrhea
  - nutritious
  - sensitive to temperatures
  - white
  - wimps
* are yellow and look yellow
  - yellow, and research has indicated that they are the favorite food of monkeys
  - yummy with peanut butter
* begin to grow inside a large bud that grows up from the roots of the plant.
* boost serotonin and norepinephrine levels, which naturally ease depression.
* bring potassium into an athlete's body.
* bruise easily, green or ripe.
* can grow and fruit in poor soil, but they flourish in soil that is deep and well-irrigated.
* can help reduce stress
  - to promote regularity and replenish potassium stores
* contain chiefly sugar and starch
  - loads of fibre and low amounts of fat and they are also easily digestible
  - more digestible carbohydrates than any other fruit
  - no cholesterol, a negligible amount of saturated fat, and are a low-fat fruit
  - pectin, a soluble fibre
* control high blood pressure.
* die back in cold winters but grow again in spring.
* do contain serotonin
  - have small seeds
* float in water, as do apples and watermelons.
* grow best in areas with constant warm temperatures and protection from strong winds.
* grow in Missouri
  - Utah
  - bunches
  - mostly in tropical places
* grow on a stalk that forms at the top of the plant
* have a low glycemic index, which helps in reducing weight
  - complete protein
  - more potassium than avocados
  - no fat, cholesterol or sodium
  - peels
* have secret life
  - seeds - it is that black line thru the center
* help slow diarrhea, are easily digested, and contain lots of potassium.
* helps in lowering the acidic substance inside the body.
* includes cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - vacuoles
  - vegetables
* is edible fruit
* leave skin soft and smooth.
* like and grow best in climates that are humid, wet, and warm.
* make great conditioner that helps restore dry, damaged hair.
* mature much quicker than humans.
* never taste like pork chops, and fish never taste like radishes.
* plays vital role in quick recovery.
  - large quantities of heat when they are ripening
  - more ethylene than some of the other fruits
* provide materials
  - the body with necessary natural sugars and milk provides protein
* rate second only to oil as the leading export product.
* reproduce sexually by flower.
* require a warmer climate and a longer growing season
  - heavy watering and feeding
  - very high amounts of Potassium, but the other nutrients are important as well
* skins can be slippery.
* slowly turn from green to yellow to black.
* sprout from the female flowers without pollination.
* still make up a third of all exports.
* thrive in quantity on the coastal plain, with papaya and other fruits.
* top all other fresh fruits as a source of potassium.
* vary greatly in size and nutritional content
  - their size, shape, flavor and texture
+ Banana, Growing and trading bananas: Fruits :: Musaceae
  * The banana species growing in the wild have fruits with many hard, large seeds. Almost all bananas grown to be eaten have seedless fruits. Bananas are classified either as dessert bananas or as green cooking bananas. Almost all export bananas are of the dessert types. Only about ten to fifteen percent of all production is for export. Certain bananas have other colors when ripe.