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 ====== Bananas ====== ====== Bananas ======
  
-Bananas are full of potassium, which assures a healthy and interrupted beating of the heart. They also have low sodium content what mixed with high potassium helps to protect the cardiovascular system. +==== Protect cardiovascular system ==== 
-[([[https://www.livescience.com/45005-banana-nutrition-facts.html|Live Science]])].+Bananas are full of potassium, which assures a healthy and uninterrupted beating of the heart. They also have alow sodium content, which, combined with their high potassium content, helps to protect the cardiovascular system. 
 +[([[https://www.livescience.com/45005-banana-nutrition-facts.html|Live Science]])] 
 + 
 +==== Mood enhancers ==== 
 +Eating bananas may help in improving one's moodThey contain the amino acid, tryptophan, and Vitamin B6 that help with producing serotonin. Serotonin is called a happiness hormone. [([[https://www.thatsitfruit.com/blogs/default-blog/blog10-interesting-facts-about-bananas|That Is Fruit]])] 
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 +==== 50% ==== 
 +Humans and bananas have 50% identical DNA. [([[https://www.newscientist.com/letter/mg17523584-000-people-arent-bananas/|New Scientist]])] 
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 +==== Berries ==== 
 +Botanically speaking, bananas are berries because they have seeds in the fruit. [([[https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/bananas-berries-or-fruits|HealthLine]])] 
 + 
 +==== Change properties as they ripen ==== 
 +Bananas change their properties as they ripen - green bananas have a lot of starch. The more yellow it gets, the less starch it has in it, which turns into easily digestible sugar, and the fruit itself gains in flavor. [([[https://www.oprah.com/health/nutritional-value-of-ripe-bananas|Oprah]])] 
 + 
 +==== Not trees ==== 
 +Banana trees are not trees but perennials, even though the height of a banana tree can reach up to 49 ft and the size of its leaves up to 16 ft! [([[https://www.plantdelights.com/blogs/articles/banana-tree-plant-hardy|Plant Delights]])] 
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 +==== Absorbs toxins ==== 
 +Banana peel can be used to filter water as it absorbs toxins and heavy metals. [([[https://www.wqpmag.com/researchers-find-banana-peels-remove-heavy-metals-water|Water Quality Project]])] 
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 +{{tag>food nature flora}}
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