Although they have a little amount of radioactivity, bananas are stuffed with nutrients, including stringy sections.
There are a few solid reasons why you should savor the weird stringy pieces that appear while peeling a banana, although many banana enthusiasts are eager to eliminate them. These stringy fragments, also known as phloem bundles, are totally edible and surprisingly nutrient-dense.
Despite being slightly radioactive, bananas are really healthy. According to the USDA, a medium banana has just under 100 calories and is also a good source of several vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, including fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B6.
Similar principles apply to phloem bundles. The phloem serves as the plant's internal plumbing by serving as tubes that transport glucose and other products of photosynthesis to various locations. These tubes are made of more intricate forms of fiber than the rest of the banana because they must be particularly strong to carry out this crucial function.
"Although we haven't precisely evaluated phloem bundles, it's conceivable that there would be a change in their nutritional content. According to Nicholas D. Gillitt, Chief Scientific Officer at BerkleyRD and former vice president of nutrition research and director at the Dole Nutrition Institute, "they would be expected to have a different compound profile from the regular edible banana flesh because they are intended to do a specific job and as such likely have a defined structure which supports that job.
"They probably include more and a wider variety of fiber types and structural elements needed for their function. As a result, they most likely would have a distinct nutritional profile for humans, said Gillitt.
Banana strings are disliked by more than just fussy people. Many monkeys have been seen in viral videos peeling banana threads as well. However, because bananas are a domesticated plant developed for human use, wild monkeys almost never come into contact with them unless they are in close proximity to human communities where they have been farmed.
Banana skins function similarly. They are edible and abundant in some essential elements despite being quite bitter and rough.
If eating banana peels seems fairly disgusting to you (and we don't blame you), soaking banana skins in water for a few days is an excellent approach to prevent wastage. As a result, the water will become enriched with nutrients, making it a great beverage for houseplants.