The calories of bananas are not high. The calories of 100g bananas are about100 calories, and a banana is equivalent to half a bowl of rice. Bananas are rich in dietary fiber and potassium, which can increase satiety. Dietary fiber can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion and absorption, and help to lose weight. Potassium can adjust the electrolyte balance of human body and help to lower blood pressure.

morphological character

Plants are clustered, with creeping stems. The height of the short type is less than 3.5 meters, generally less than 2 meters, and the height of the high type is 4-5 meters. The false stems are all dark green with black spots and covered with white powder, especially in the upper part.

The leaves are oblong, 2-2.2 meters long and 60-70 centimeters wide, with obtuse apex, nearly round base, symmetrical sides, dark green leaves, no white powder, light green back covered with white powder; Petiole is short and thick, usually less than 30 cm long, leaf wing is prominent, spreading, and the edge is brownish red or bright red.

The spikes are drooping, the inflorescence axis is densely covered with brown fluff, the bracts are purplish red outside, covered with white powder, and the inside is dark red, but the base is slightly light and shiny, the male bracts do not fall off, and there are 2 rows of flowers in each bract. The flowers are milky white or slightly purplish, nearly round from the free tepals, entire, with a conical acute tip at the apex, and the middle two lateral lobules of the combined tepals are long, which is about 1/2 of the central lobule.