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I am not sure about a green banana but A medium banana has 14 grams of sugar in it. Compared with one average size grapefruit that has 18 grams of sugar. Bananas also have more fiber than a grapefruit
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes green plantain taste like sweet plantain
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∙ 14y agoI hear that plantain contain sugar is this true and what is the amount of sugar?
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∙ 12y agono. green plantain don't contain sugar it is only when they become ripe that the starch is chemically converted to glucose
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∙ 11y agoYES
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Do green bananas have more potassium than yellow bananas?
yellow and green bananas have very similar amounts of potassium. green are actually a bit better because they don't contain as much sugar. if you need energy fast, it's better to eat a yellow/ripe banana opposed to green.
Do the bananas turn brown in banana split dessert?
Yes, due to much sugar and potassium contained in bananas.
How much sugar bananas have?
Bananas have approximately 18g of sugar in them. bananas have 12,23 grams of sugar per 100 grams of banana
What is the difference between bananas and bananas?
Plantains are firmer and have a lower sugar content than bananas. Also, plantains are starchy and can be cooked and eaten like a potato when unripe (green). When overripe, plantains are sweet. Bananas are mostly eaten raw and are much sweeter. According to Wikipedia: "There is no formal botanical distinction between bananas and plantains, and the use of either term is based purely on how the fruits are consumed."
Are green bananas a different variety from yellow bananas?
Yellow bananas are also green before ripening. There are quiter a few varieties of bananas however and some of them are green.
What do green bananas taste like?
bananas
Does bananas contain salicylates?
No, only the small sugar bananas do
Are bruises on bananas sugar?
no.
What is the difference between sugar in a bananas and a piece of chocolate?
Well the sugar in bananas is natural sugar found in all fruit and the sugar found in for example chocolate is sugar deliberately put in
Are green bananas ripe?
No, green bananas are under ripe. Bananas go from green to yellow to brown (ripe).
Why do monkeys only eat bananas or that is what is portrayed?
It is a stereotypical food. Only monkeys in Central America could make a diet of bananas, and the bananas grown for human consumption have too much sugar when they are ripe.
Are green bananas a starch?
Certain enzymes in bananas convert starch in the banana into sugar, which is part of the ripening process and what makes the fruit sweeter and softer as it ripens. Therefore, the greener the fruit is the more starch it will contain.
