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Secrets Behind Black Spotted Bananas You Have Never Known.

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Secrets Behind Black Spotted Bananas You Have Never Known.

Normal Black Spots on a Banana.

These bruises mean that the fruit is ripe and that the acid within has been converted to sugar. In other words, the banana is at the peak of its sweetness. It’s just a preference for most people.

Are black spots on bananas bad for you? 

Bananas, like many fruits, have high levels of antioxidants, which as the name might suggest, help to protect cells from damage caused by oxidation. Put simply; antioxidants limit the damage your cells take, which also reduces the odds of cancer and similar complications.

Bananas are also an effective source of energy. The average banana contains just over 100 calories and roughly 27 grams of carbohydrate. This makes it the perfect snack for ongoing energy.

Secrets Behind Black Spotted Bananas You Have Never Known.

You might read that previous note and think that those carbohydrates, along with the sweet taste of a ripened banana makes them a blood sugar nightmare. This, however, is not the case. Bananas are something of a diabetic friendly food.

This is because, upon consumption, the types of sugar in bananas help to regulate the carbohydrate digestion, which allows the blood pressure to remain stable.

Bananas, like most fruits, also are a good source of Vitamin C. In addition to its commonly praised (and true) role in boosting the immune system to defeat the common cold, Vitamin C is necessary for tissue growth and repair. It also helps prevent heart disease!

If you let your bananas sit on the counter and ripen fully, they will have higher antioxidant levels, which means better immune-strengthening effects for YOU, and a higher white blood cell count.

In fact, yellow-skinned bananas with dark spots were found to be 8 times more effective at enhancing the cancer-fighting properties of white blood cells than their green-skinned counterparts.

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ABN Staff
Felicity Gitonga is the founder of Africa Business News. abn, freelance writer, journalist, and author with a passion for telling stories.

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