Calories in Banana

A medium sized banana (120g) contains 109 calories. There are 91 calories per 100 grams of banana. This interactive panel displays calories and other nutrition information for a Cavendish Banana, the type of banana that you are probably most familiar with.

NUTRITION FACTS:

About this Food

Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world, with over 100 billion of them being eaten every year. Besides their distinctive taste and unique texture, bananas come conveniently packaged in an easily removed peel. Most commercially sold bananas are of the Cavendish variety. Cavendish bananas are seedless and consistently sweet because each generation of the fruit is cloned from the pervious generation. New banana “trees” grow from the roots of the old tree.

Lots of Carbs

Bananas are about 20% carbohydrate by weight, so a medium banana has about 24 grams of carbs in it. Most of the carbohydrates in banana is sugar, so they are a good option for athletes who need to replenish blood sugar levels quickly. Bananas contain relatively low levels of fibre (1g per 100g) and relatively high levels of potassium (about 350mg per 100g).

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