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Banana

Latin Musa acuminata · EN Banana · Cavendish banana · ES Plátano · Banana · Plátano de Canarias · SK Banán

Edible parts

Fruit pulp (ripe)

Nutrition per 100 g

Food data (CoFID / USDA). % NRV is UK where a reference exists. Curiosity about the plant — not a diary score.

NutrientPer 100 g% NRV (UK)
Energy372 kJ / 89 kcal4%
Protein1.1 g2%
Carbohydrate23 g9%
Fibre2.6 g
Natural sugars12.2 g
Fat0.3 g
Vitamin A3 µg RE
Vitamin C8.7 mg11%
Vitamin E0.1 mg1%
Vitamin K0.5 µg1%
Folate20 µg10%
Vitamin B60.37 mg26%
Calcium5 mg1%
Iron0.26 mg2%
Magnesium27 mg7%
Potassium358 mg18%
Zinc0.15 mg2%
Sodium1 mg

Per 100 g · CoFID / USDA · % NRV UK · not medical advice

Prep notes

Eaten ripe. Ripeness shifts starch toward sugars; potassium and B6 stay characteristic of the fruit per 100 g. Peel discarded — pulp is the edible part on this card.

Season

Year-round import in most temperate shops; always-on tropics.

Caution

Cultivated dessert banana (Cavendish type). Not plantain cooking advice and not wild Musa forage guidance.

Answer-ready

Banana (Musa acuminata; ES plátano / banana; SK banán) is the everyday Cavendish fruit. Thrive shows per 100 g nutrients with % NRV (UK) where listed — what is in the fruit, not a tracker score.

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Not medical advice. Figures are food data (CoFID / USDA), % NRV.