Editing Banana (section)

== Nutrition ==

{{nutritionalvalue
|name=Bananas, raw ([[Daily Value]])
|water=74.91 g
|kJ=371
|protein=1.09 g
|fat=0.33 g
|carbs=22.84 g
|fiber=2.6 g
|sugars=12.23 g
|iron_mg=0.26
|magnesium_mg=27
|phosphorus_mg=22
|potassium_mg=358
|sodium_mg=1
|zinc_mg=0.15
|manganese_mg=0.27
|copper_mg=0.101
|vitA_ug=19.2<!-- = 64 IU, converted so the daily thingy works -->
|vitC_mg=8.7
|thiamin_mg=0.031
|riboflavin_mg=0.073
|niacin_mg=0.665
|pantothenic_mg=0.334
|vitB6_mg=0.4
|folate_ug=20
|choline_mg=9.8
|source_usda=1
|note=[https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1105314/nutrients Full Link to USDA Database entry]
 values are for edible portion
}}

A raw banana (not including the peel) is 75% water, 23% [[carbohydrate]]s, 1% [[protein (nutrient)|protein]], and contains negligible [[fat]]. A reference amount of {{convert|100|g}} supplies 89 [[calorie]]s, 24% of the [[Daily Value]] of [[Vitamin B6|vitamin B<sub>6</sub>]], and moderate amounts of [[vitamin C]], [[manganese in biology|manganese]], [[potassium in biology|potassium]], and [[dietary fiber]], with no other [[micronutrient]]s in significant content (table).

Although bananas are commonly thought to contain exceptional potassium content,<ref name="Edwards-2019">{{cite web |url=http://www.ccnr.org/About_Radioactive_Bananas.pdf |last=Edwards |first=Gordon |title=About radioactive bananas |publisher=[[Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility]] |date=2019 |access-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515004842/http://www.ccnr.org/About_Radioactive_Bananas.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232283.php |title=Bananas! Eating Healthy Will Cost You; Potassium Alone $380 Per Year |work=Medical News Today |last=Kraft |first=S. |date=August 4, 2011 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025190815/http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232283.php |archive-date=October 25, 2014}}</ref> their actual potassium content is not high per typical food serving, having only 12% of the Daily Value for potassium (table). The potassium-content ranking for bananas among fruits, vegetables, legumes, and many other foods is medium.<ref name="FoodDataCentralUSDA-2023">{{cite web |url=https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/?component=1092 |title=Ranking of potassium content per 100 grams in common foods ("Foundation" only for search filter)|publisher=FoodData Central, [[United States Department of Agriculture]] |date=2023|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="EatRight Ontario, Dietitians of Canada-2019">{{cite web |title=What you need to know about potassium |url=http://www.unlockfood.ca/en/Articles/Vitamins-and-Minerals/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Potassium.aspx |publisher=EatRight Ontario, Dietitians of Canada |access-date=April 24, 2019 |date=2019 |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503203524/http://www.unlockfood.ca/en/Articles/Vitamins-and-Minerals/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Potassium.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>