Nutritional Facts Bananas

Source: Nutrient data for this listing was provided by USDA SR-21. Each "~" indicates a missing or incomplete value. 

Percent Daily Values (%DV) are for adults or children aged 4 or older, and are based on a 2,000 calorie reference diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower based on your individual needs. 

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Soil Degradation Bananas

In addition to sustaining 95 percent of food production and storing carbon, soils host more than a quarter of the planet’s biodiversity and play a key role in developing important pharmaceuticals. 

 

"Bananas leave a heavy toll on soils because of the multiple agrochemicals that are required to produce commecrial exports, whilst pineapples are one of the worst crops for soil erosion, because of the large areas of exposed soils."