Bananas

Musa paradisiaca Musaceae

Nutrition per 100g

357.0
kilojoule
Calories
0.730
gram
Protein
0.220
gram
Fat
20.1
gram
Carbs
1.7
gram
Fiber

Full Nutrition Breakdown per 100g

Other

Water 78.3 gram
Energy 85.0 kilocalorie
Energy 357.0 kilojoule
Nitrogen 0.120 gram
Protein 0.730 gram
Total lipid (fat) 0.220 gram
Ash 0.670 gram
Carbohydrate, by difference 20.1 gram
Carbohydrate, by summation 18.0 gram
Fiber, total dietary 1.7 gram
Total dietary fiber (AOAC 2011.25) 2.0 gram
Sugars, Total 15.8 gram
Sucrose 2.1 gram
Glucose 7.0 gram
Fructose 6.7 gram
Starch 0.410 gram
Citric acid 279.0 milligram
Malic acid 290.0 milligram
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid 9.7 milligram
Thiamin 0.040 milligram
Niacin 0.570 milligram
Vitamin B-6 0.234 milligram
Folate, total 25.0 microgram
Vitamin A, RAE 1.0 microgram
Carotene, beta 10.0 microgram
cis-beta-Carotene 1.0 microgram
trans-beta-Carotene 9.0 microgram
Carotene, alpha 8.0 microgram
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 0.200 microgram

Bioactive Compounds

Methanol Contains Ethyl Acetate Contains Flavanone Contains Quercetin Contains lipid Contains D-Glucose Contains Sucrose Contains 2,2'-Azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid Contains tannins Contains Ethanol Contains Anthocyanins Contains polyphenols Contains Saponin Contains carbohydrate Contains Streptozocin Contains phenols Contains Alkaloids Contains Hexane Contains

Health Conditions

encourage Dental Caries via Quercetin · evidence: limited
avoid Hypertension via Sucrose · evidence: limited
encourage Hyperuricemia via Anthocyanins · high · evidence: limited
encourage Hyperuricemia via Flavanone · evidence: limited
encourage Metabolic Syndrome via Anthocyanins · high · evidence: limited
encourage Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease via Anthocyanins · evidence: limited
encourage Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease via Flavanone · moderate · evidence: limited
encourage Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease via Quercetin · high · evidence: limited
encourage Obesity via Anthocyanins · evidence: limited
encourage Obesity via Flavanone · moderate · evidence: limited
encourage Obesity via polyphenols · evidence: limited
encourage Osteoporosis via Flavanone · evidence: limited
avoid Pancreatitis via Ethanol · evidence: limited
avoid Peptic Ulcer Disease via Ethanol · high · evidence: limited
encourage Peptic Ulcer Disease via Flavanone · evidence: limited
encourage Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus via Flavanone · high · evidence: limited
encourage Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus via polyphenols · evidence: limited
encourage Ulcerative Colitis via polyphenols · high · evidence: limited

Research

52 studies discovered for Bananas.

Enhancing drought stress mitigation in faba bean through natural biostimulants derived from banana and prickly pear peels.

BMC plant biology · 2026 Apr 28 · PMID 42050413

Effects of Chemical Ripening With Calcium Carbide on Nutritional Composition, Antioxidant Capacity and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Climacteric Fruits.

International journal of food science · 2026 · PMID 42079360

Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, Molecular Docking and Pharmacokinetics Properties of Cycloeucalenone Isolated From Musa × paradisiaca L. Fruit Peels.

Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026 Jan · PMID 41124281

Bio-Accessibility of Phenolic Compounds from Green Banana-Fortified Bread During Simulated Digestion and Colonic Fermentation.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025 Sep 15 · PMID 41011633

Green-engineered synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using : evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antihyperglycemic activities.

3 Biotech · 2025 Oct · PMID 40994991

A Comparative Study of Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Attributes of Musa sapientum and Musa paradisiaca.

Chemistry & biodiversity · 2025 Nov · PMID 40638915

Antimicrobial capping agents on silver nanoparticles made via green method using natural products from banana plant waste.

Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology · 2025 Dec · PMID 39920563

Indigenous Knowledge and Quantitative Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used to Remedy Respiratory Tract Disorders in Mid-Western Tanzania.

BioMed research international · 2024 · PMID 39640901

Preparation and characterization of micellar nanoparticles using crude saponins from five Congolese plant species.

Pharmaceutical science advances · 2024 Dec · PMID 41550160

Development of an Antioxidant-Rich Sugar-Free Plantain Candy and Assessment of Its Shelf Life in a Flexible Laminate.

Food technology and biotechnology · 2024 Jun · PMID 39045296

Effect of Aqueous Extract of Unripe Linn on Parameters Affecting Reproduction in Rats.

Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine · 2024 · PMID 38679583

Bioaccessibility of Phenolic Compounds, Resistant Starch, and Dietary Fibers from Australian Green Banana during In Vitro Digestion and Colonic Fermentation.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 Mar 29 · PMID 38611814

Phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of different plants and investigation of their bioactive compounds in wound healing and rheumatism.

Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2024 Mar · PMID 38327660

Metabolomics and bioactivities studies of fermented pulp: A potential alpha-amylase inhibitor.

Heliyon · 2024 Feb 15 · PMID 38317983

Phytochemical profiling, toxicity studies, wound healing, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of Musa paradisiaca L. Musaceae (Plantain) stem extract in rats.

Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2024 Mar 25 · PMID 38135229

Valorization of Nam Wah Banana ( L.) Byproducts as a Source of Bioactive Compounds with Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Properties: In Vitro and In Silico Studies.

Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023 Oct 29 · PMID 37959074

Pharmaceutical Assessment of the Impact of the Method of Extraction on the Suitability of Pectin from Plantain () Peels as a Suspending Agent in Oral Liquid Formulations.

TheScientificWorldJournal · 2023 · PMID 37808477

Antimicrobial Activity against Oral Pathogens Confirms the Use of Fruit Stalk in Ethnodentistry.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021 · PMID 34527068

Antidiabetic potential and high synergistic antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesised with Musa Paradisiaca tepal extract.

The Medical journal of Malaysia · 2021 Jan · PMID 33510114

Comparative and Correlational Evaluation of the Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of L. and L. Fruit Compartments (Musaceae).

TheScientificWorldJournal · 2020 · PMID 32831803

Antidiabetic activity of Musa x paradisiaca extracts in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and chemical characterization by HPLC-DAD-MS.

Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2020 May 23 · PMID 32084552

Unripe Musa paradisiaca Peel Extract Improves Dyslipidemia and Cardiac Dysfunction in High-Fat Diet/Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetic Rats.

Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026 Jun · PMID 42316891

Investigation of Changes in the Polyphenol Profile Verified by LC-MS/MS and the Pro-Health Activities of Fruit Smoothie.

Molecular nutrition & food research · 2024 Jul · PMID 38924345

Plantains: Gluco-friendly usage.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association · 2019 Oct · PMID 31622319

The fluorescent blue glow of banana fruits is not due to symplasmic plastidial catabolism but arises from insoluble phenols estherified to the cell wall.

Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology · 2018 Oct · PMID 30107883

Effect of high hydrostatic pressure on the polyphenols and antioxidant activity of plantain pulp (Musa paradisiaca AAB).

Journal of the science of food and agriculture · 2017 Jun · PMID 27701748

Influence of pressure cooking on antioxidant activity of wild (Ensete superbum) and commercial banana (Musa paradisiaca var. Monthan) unripe fruit and flower.

Journal of food science and technology · 2014 Oct · PMID 25328191

Biochemical markers assisted screening of Fusarium wilt resistant Musa paradisiaca (L.) cv. puttabale micropropagated clones.

Indian journal of experimental biology · 2013 Jul · PMID 23898552

Antioxidant properties of aqueous extracts of unripe Musa paradisiaca on sodium nitroprusside induced lipid peroxidation in rat pancreas in vitro.

Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine · 2013 Jun · PMID 23730557

Purification and biochemical characterization of ionically unbound polyphenol oxidase from Musa paradisiaca leaf.

Preparative biochemistry & biotechnology · 2011 · PMID 21442554

Neutralizing properties of Musa paradisiaca L. (Musaceae) juice on phospholipase A2, myotoxic, hemorrhagic and lethal activities of crotalidae venoms.

Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2005 Apr 08 · PMID 15763360

Plant defense induced in in vitro propagated banana (Musa paradisiaca) plantlets by Fusarium derived elicitors.

Indian journal of experimental biology · 2004 Jul · PMID 15339038

Exploring the Biomedical Potential of Carbon Dots from Banana Peel: An Anti-inflammatory Approach.

Pharmaceutical nanotechnology · 2026 Jan 22 · PMID 41588949

An Investigation of Potential Sources of Nutraceuticals from the Niger Delta Areas, Nigeria for Attenuating Oxidative Stress.

Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019 Jan 20 · PMID 30669529

Aspirin-Induced Gastric Lesions Alters EGFR and PECAM-1 Immunoreactivity in Wistar Rats: Modulatory Action of Flavonoid Fraction of .

Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2017 Aug 15 · PMID 28932294

Acrylamide formation in plantain (Musa paradisiaca) chips influenced by different ripening stages: A correlation study with respect to reducing sugars, amino acids and phenolic content.

Food chemistry · 2017 May 01 · PMID 28041558

Antidiarrhoeal Activity of Musa paradisiaca Sap in Wistar Rats.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015 · PMID 25893000

Effect of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta), unripe plantain (Musa paradisiaca) or their combination on glycated hemoglobin, lipogenic enzymes, and lipid metabolism of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Pharmaceutical biology · 2016 · PMID 25880140

Wound healing activity of methanolic stem extract of Musa paradisiaca Linn. (Banana) in Wistar albino rats.

International wound journal · 2016 Oct · PMID 25224162

In vitro effects of Musa x paradisiaca extracts on four developmental stages of Haemonchus contortus.

Research in veterinary science · 2014 Feb · PMID 24382490

Composition, Functionality, and Use of Plantain Peel (): A Scoping Review.

Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 Mar 25 · PMID 41976427

Optimization of kefir fermentation with plantain peel addition: effects on composition, microbial viability, and sensory quality.

Frontiers in nutrition · 2025 · PMID 41710591

Musa Paradisiaca derived intrinsically heteroatom doped carbon dots as antioxidant and controlled drug release behavior.

PloS one · 2025 · PMID 40811709

Assessment of Liver Antioxidant Profile in Infected Mice Treated with Curative Ethanol Leaf extract of .

Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023 Sep · PMID 38784501

The Antioxidant Activity and Induction of Apoptotic Cell Death by and sp. Honey Jelly in ORL115 and ORL188 Cells.

The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2023 Feb · PMID 36875196

Diet supplemented with boiled unripe plantain (Musa paradisiaca) exhibited antidiabetic potentials in streptozotocin-induced Wistar rats.

Journal of food biochemistry · 2022 Dec · PMID 36200727

L. Inflorescence Abrogates Neutrophil Activation by Downregulating TLR4/NF-KB Signaling Pathway in LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury Model.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 Dec 24 · PMID 39861071

TLC-bioautography identification and GC-MS analysis of antimicrobial and antioxidant active compounds in Musa × paradisiaca L. fruit pulp essential oil.

Phytochemical analysis : PCA · 2019 May · PMID 30609101

Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Musa sp. leaf extracts against multidrug resistant clinical pathogens causing nosocomial infection.

Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine · 2013 Sep · PMID 23998016

Evaluation of larvicidal activity of medicinal plant extracts against three mosquito vectors.

Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine · 2011 Jan · PMID 21771411

Efficacy of plant-mediated synthesized silver nanoparticles against hematophagous parasites.

Parasitology research · 2012 Aug · PMID 21638210

In vitro antimalarial activity of medicinal plant extracts against Plasmodium falciparum.

Parasitology research · 2011 Jan · PMID 20809417

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