Nutritional Value of Banana Chips

by Lydia L. sale

Banana chips are deep fried or dried slices of bananas. The chips can be coated with sugar or honey to have a sweet taste, or be fried to have a salty or spicy taste. As to frying chips, it usually adopts under ripe bananas, because ripe bananas may come out oily. Banana chips are usually sold in bulk and eaten as snacks, having many nutritional values.

Vitamins
Bananas are rich in vitamins. Even after frying, the nutrients contained in bananas are preserved. The vitamins that banana chips contain include vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin K and so on. Vitamin A can improve immunity to diseases and maintain the normal function of vision. Vitamin B1 can resist beriberi disease and aid digestion. It can also protect nervous system. Vitamin B2 can promote body growth and regeneration of the cells. It can also promote the normal development of skin, nails and hair.
Minerals
After frying, banana chips contain 66 percent of manganese, 16 percent of magnesium and 13 percent of potassium. Manganese can promote the development of normal growth of bones, while magnesium can protect heart and blood vessel. Potassium can adjust the balance of acid-base of body fluid. It also participates in cell metabolism. A lack of potassium can lead to weakness, myasthenia, muscle cramps, edema and irregular heartbeat. Bananas are rich in potassium. One large banana can meet 25% of your daily potassium requirement.

Fiber
Banana chips contain large amounts of fiber. A 1.5 ounces of banana chips can provide almost 12 percent of your daily recommended fiber amount. Dietary fiber can treat diabetes and coronary heart disease. It also has the function of reducing blood pressure. The principle for this is that it adsorbs ions and exchanges with sodion and potassium ion which exist in intestinal tract, so as to reduce the potassium and sodium ratio in the blood. Fiber also has the function of anticancer. People who want to lose weight can also eat banana chips because the fiber can make people have the feeling of satiety.
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