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Bananas are known to be beneficial to the body and are widely used in daily life.

According to research, a 100g banana will contain about 88 calories, with 90% of its carbohydrate content including sugar, glucose, sucrose and fructose. The amount of sugar as well as the glycemic index of bananas depends on the level of ripeness. The riper the banana, the more sugar it contains.

This fruit also contains essential oils such as antioxidants, low protein and fat content, which are beneficial for the body.

Cau banana is a banana variety with small, round, plump fruit shaped like an areca nut. Each 80g cau banana has 72 kcal.

Bananas are very nutritious, long and curved, larger than bananas. On average, a 20 cm fruit, about 120-140 g, contains 120 kcal.

Therefore, depending on the need for fruit consumption during the day, the amount of carbohydrates needed, the disease and preferences, users can choose the type of banana as well as the appropriate amount of banana. For a normal person weighing 55-60 kg, they can eat 250-300 g of fruit/day, equivalent to 4-5 areca bananas or 3 large old bananas.

Doctor Dinh Tran Ngoc Mai
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City