(Barraganete)
This fruit has origin in the equatorial area. It belongs to the family Anonáceas. It grows in a tropical climate. The plant is a herbaceous giant with an apparent shaft and a height between 3 and 6 meters with a termination of crown of leaves. The bananas come from medium palms that produce the fruits a single time. The air part dies, while the underground system provides new buds. It is a very old species and it would probably originate of the east of Asia.

Main uses, applications and nutritious value.

It contains a high nutritional content as for carbohydrates and potassium.

Most of the bananas are cultivated to be consumed in fresh as dessert.

They are cooked and they consume when they are still green. A part of the mature bananas is used to produce crispy slices of dehydrated banana or banana flour.

It contributes to maintain the muscular strength, it prevents the mental confusion and problems of the heart.

Ideal for the nervous and immunologic system, helping to prevent the symptoms and to contract cardiovascular illnesses.

The high consumption of bananas reduces the levels of cholesterol.