Banana Flowers

Banana flowers, the blossoms from a banana tree are wonderfully edible. Left on the tree, they would blossom into bananas. The banana tree is the ideal to look up to when it comes to a ‘no wastage’ policy! Almost all parts of the banana tree can be used.

As per the African Journal of Biotechnology, 100g of banana flower offers the below mentioned nutrition:

• 51 kcal
• 1.6g of Protein
• 0.6g of Fat
• 9.9g Carb
• 5.7fgof Fiber
• 56mg of Calcium
• 73.3mg of Phosphorous
• 56.4mg of Iron
• 13mg of Copper
• 553.3 mg of Potassium
• 48.7mg of Magnesium
• 1.07mg of Vitamin E