Green banana vs yellow banana: which is more nutritious?

Who doesn't know bananas? Yes, the sweet, sticky taste of yellow fruit which has a Latin name Musa paradaisica this is very familiar on the tongue of Indonesian people. The benefits do not need to be doubted for health. Well, most people tend to buy bananas that are bright yellow because they think ripe bananas are definitely more nutritious. But did you know, it turns out that green bananas, aka bananas that are not too ripe, have no less nutritional content?

Peel thoroughly the different nutrients of green bananas and yellow bananas

1. Type and content of sugar

Green bananas (not to be confused with the culinary green banana ice from Makassar, okay!) Tastes blander, even leads to bitter and sour, than yellow bananas. This is because raw bananas do contain less sugar than ripe ones.

However, that doesn't mean green-skinned bananas don't contain sugar at all. The sugar in green bananas is stored in the form of resistant starch. Resistant starch is a type of carbohydrate that cannot be broken down by digestive enzymes so that it cannot be broken down. Per 100 grams of raw banana (which is still green) contains 8.5 resistant starch, while yellow banana only contains about 1.23 resistant starch.

The more resistant starch contained in a food, the less calories. Not only that Reported from the British Journal of Nutrition, intake of resistant starch canhelps you feel full longer, lowers blood sugar, and keeps your digestive system healthy.

Meanwhile, the sugar in yellow bananas is stored in simple forms such as sucrose, fructose, and glucose. Simple sugar is easily broken down by the body so that it is easy to raise blood sugar. So people with diabetes are actually not advised to eat too many yellow bananas considering the sugar content is quite high.

2. Fat content

Ripe bananas contain very little fat (monounsaturated fat / mono unsaturated fat and plural unsaturated fats / polyunsaturated fat).

These two types of fat are healthy fats that maintain good HDL cholesterol levels while lowering bad LDL cholesterol levels, thereby lowering the risk of heart disease. Research also shows that these two good fats are useful for controlling insulin levels and blood sugar levels which will reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The amount of good fat in yellow bananas is very small, only about 0.1 grams. However, green bananas do not contain fat at all. It looks like ripe bananas are slightly superior to raw bananas in this respect.

3. Antioxidant content

In every human's body, there are lots of free radicals. Free radicals are molecules that can damage body cells and cause disease.

Bananas are a great food source of antioxidants that can fight the detrimental effects of free radicals. But if you want to get your intake of antioxidants from bananas, you should choose ripe ones, huh! The antioxidant content in green bananas is less than that of yellow bananas.

4. Vitamins

Bananas contain several types of vitamins that the body needs. Among others, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, and vitamin C. Research shows that the content of these vitamins is relatively the same, both in yellow and green bananas.

5. Other micronutrients

Micronutrients play an important role in the process of hormone formation and the immune system. Bananas have several types of these micronutrients, including magnesium, zinc (zinc), and manganese.

Interestingly, the levels of these micronutrients change according to the ripeness of the bananas. The more mature bananas are, the lower their magnesium levels will be. However, the zinc and manganese content will actually be more in yellow bananas than green bananas.

Well, now it's clear the difference in nutrient content of the two types of bananas? Although all these substances are needed by the body, you still need to pay attention to the composition of various elements in bananas, especially for those of you who have diseases such as diabetes.

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