Most of us love to eat bananas, as they are so delicious that rarely anyone can resist them, but are we eating them at the right time? There is one thing you must be aware of before buying these tropical flavor fruits.
Many of us bring home a bunch of bananas that are mostly greenish-yellow and spotless, but as the banana ripens it develops dark brown spots or patches on the skin. A lot of people usually throw away this kind of bananas because of their awful looks and even claim that they are rotten.
But Bananas with black/brown spots should not be simply thrown away. Eating bananas with brown spots instead of when they are yellow-green and unripe could mean a world of difference in terms of how they benefit the body.
The fully ripe banana produces a substance called TNF( Tumor Necrosis Factor) which has the ability to combat abnormal cells. The more brown spots they have, the riper they are. Their antioxidant levels are much greater than green or bright yellow bananas and the starch content changes to simple sugars. So, the riper it is, the easier it is for your body to digest the sugar.
Surprising Health Benefits of Eating Dark-Spotted Bananas:
Here are few benefits of the dark-spotted bananas that will surely make you regret not eating them.
- Bananas with dark spots contain Potassium that controls the Blood Pressure and thus helping the body fight strokes and heart attacks.
- Dark-spotted bananas help in heartburn since they contain potassium that provides soothing relief to ease the pain of heartburn
- Dark-spotted bananas enhance our immune system’s ability to fight against tumor cells
- They are a quick source of energy giving off vitamins and minerals.
- They fight off depression because of the tryptophan that increases the serotonin level.
- They will calm the nerves to prevent being stressed out.
- They help in improving the mood swings during PMS.
- They are considered digestion-friendly and hence help with constipation
- They can be eaten even with stomach ulcers
- They have fibers that help the bowel movements.
- The TNF present in bananas helps ward off cancer due to its anti-cancer properties.
NOTE:
Make sure you eat bananas at their peak ripe stage before they go fully brown. Once they get past the black speckled stage, their nutrient content decreases and they aren’t as beneficial to the body. If you can’t eat them at one go, they get to their perfect ripeness, store them in the refrigerator to minimize further vitamin loss.