Calories per one banana

There are hundreds of varieties of banana in cultivation, although confusion exists because of diverse names applied to one and the same variety in different parts of the world.

Perhaps the most important species is the common banana, Musa sapientum This type has several varieties, the most widely consumed of which is the 'Gros Michel'.

Consumption of the banana is mentioned in early Greek, Latin, and Arab writings. Alexander the Great saw bananas on an expedition to India. Shortly after the discovery of America, the banana was brought from the Canary Islands to the New World, where it was first established in Hispaniola and soon spread to other islands and the mainland. Cultivation increased until it became a staple foodstuff in many regions, and in the 19th century it began to appear in the markets of the United States.