Facts about bananas

1. Banana - a berry. Banana plant - the largest plant, which has no solid trunk. Banana stalk of grass sometimes reaches 10 meters in height and 40 centimeters in diameter. In one such stem hangs generally 300 fruit weighing 500 kg. 2. The first president of Zimbabwe, Canaan Banana was. 3. Bananas are not only yellow but red. In more delicate red pulp, and transportation are not perenosyat.

Seychelles island MAO - the only place in the world where there are gold, red and black bananas. Locals them, of course, eat: this is a side dish that is served to the lobsters and clams. 4. Bananas contain more vitamin B6 than other fruits. It is known that this vitamin is responsible for good mood.

5. By weight, harvest bananas is the second largest crop in the world, ahead of grapes in third place, behind first place and oranges. 6. India and Brazil produce more bananas than any other country in the world.

7. Bananas almost half nutritious potatoes, and dried bananas is five times more calories than raw. One banana contains 300 mg of potassium, which helps to fight high blood pressure and strengthens the heart muscle. Each of us a day requires 3 or 4 grams of potassium. 8. Mait Lepic from Estonia won the first competition in the world by eating bananas at speed. He managed to eat 10 bananas in 3 minutes. His secret was in the absorption of bananas with the skin - so it will save time.

9. Latin banana called «musa sapientum», which means "fruit of a wise man." 10. The world record for the absorption of bananas for 1 hour - 81 banana.

Source: mirfactov.com/