Eating ripe bananas can give you a big boost of energy, as they are very high in calories. They also have many vitamins and minerals also, such as phosphorous, iron, calcium and vitamin C. It is also said that eating ripe bananas will relieve diarrhea, while unripe bananas can stop constipation.
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A typical average size plantain fruit after cooking contains 50 - 80grams of carbohydrate, 2 - 3 grams of protein, 4 - 6 grams of fibre and about 0.01 to 0.3grams of fat. Since every gram of carbohydrate equals to 4 calories, one fruit of plantain contains about 4 x 65grams of calories, which comes to about 260 Calories.
A ripe banana contains a high concentration of dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B-6 and antioxidant compounds.