The primary source of energy for the body comes from carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are essential for better health and performance.
The digestibility of the carbohydrates in banana depends on the degree of ripeness. The ripening process of banana involves the hydrolysis of the starch in the ripening plant.
The starch in green banana is very indigestible, but as the banana ripens, the starch is converted to digestible sugars.
When the skin is yellow green, 40 percent of its carbohydrates are starch; when the skin is fully yellow and the banana is ripe, only 8 percent of the carbohydrates are still starch. The rest have broken on into sugars.
The carbohydrates of banana are not only readily absorbed but appear to be particularly well tolerated by the diabetic, the sprue victim and the infant affected with celiac disease.
Carbohydrates in banana
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