reppy007
09-16-2012, 10:27 PM
The banana tree is not a tree,but a giant herb.
The banana is the fruit of this herb.
The cluster of banans sold in supermarkets is a "hand" of bananas,while the indivual bananas on the hand are called fingers.
The strings that go up and down the length of the bananas are called phloem bundles,they help distribute nutrients to everypart of the growing bananas.
The yellow bananas that are most often sold in supermarketsare sometimes called "dessert bananas" because they are soft and sweet.
Plantains are a type of banana that are not as sweet and are usually cooked.
Its believed by many experts that bananas were the first fruit cultivated by humans.
Alexander the Great first came across bananas in India in 327 B.C.
Bananas were introduced to the U.S. AT THE 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Celebration,where they were sold wrapped in foil for 10 cents each.
Worldwide,bananas are the fourth largest fruit crop.
The average American consumes 28lbs.of bananas per year.
The banana peel is edible,though perhaps not palatable unless cooked.
About 50 percent of people who are allergic to latex are often also allergic to bananas.
India is the #1 banana producer in the world.
In 2001,Britain recorded 300 incidents of injuries related to bananas,the majority of these involved slipping from peels.
In 2011 the first banana is tied in on a pole in Scotland.:D
The banana is the fruit of this herb.
The cluster of banans sold in supermarkets is a "hand" of bananas,while the indivual bananas on the hand are called fingers.
The strings that go up and down the length of the bananas are called phloem bundles,they help distribute nutrients to everypart of the growing bananas.
The yellow bananas that are most often sold in supermarketsare sometimes called "dessert bananas" because they are soft and sweet.
Plantains are a type of banana that are not as sweet and are usually cooked.
Its believed by many experts that bananas were the first fruit cultivated by humans.
Alexander the Great first came across bananas in India in 327 B.C.
Bananas were introduced to the U.S. AT THE 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Celebration,where they were sold wrapped in foil for 10 cents each.
Worldwide,bananas are the fourth largest fruit crop.
The average American consumes 28lbs.of bananas per year.
The banana peel is edible,though perhaps not palatable unless cooked.
About 50 percent of people who are allergic to latex are often also allergic to bananas.
India is the #1 banana producer in the world.
In 2001,Britain recorded 300 incidents of injuries related to bananas,the majority of these involved slipping from peels.
In 2011 the first banana is tied in on a pole in Scotland.:D