Germans eat almost 12 kilograms of bananas every year – per capita. This makes the delicious tropical fruit one of the most popular fruits in this country, only apples are even more popular. However, some bananas are not yellow but red on the inside. We explain why!
Why are some bananas red inside?
There are varieties of bananas that are naturally red. For example, Chiquita sells ared fruit banana, which is said to taste sweet and slightly raspberry. Other bananas havered spots on the insideThis is due toLack of supply Discoloration of the pulp.
Are red bananas inside dangerous for your he alth?
No matter whether it is a naturally red fruit banana or a yellow banana affected by nutrient deficiency: Consuming these fruits iscompletely harmless to he alth It can only It could be that the fruits, which have red spots on the inside, don't taste as good as usual. In addition, the fruit usually looks quite unappetizing due to the discolored flesh.
Is the red inside of some bananas contaminated blood?
If the inside of the banana is red, it is definitely not blood contaminated with HIV or other dangerous diseases. Thisfalse news appeared on the Internet a few years ago and has remained in people's minds to this day. However, it must be clearly stated that this is a lie.
Instead, the flesh of bananas turns red if the heavy eater - bananas have high nutrient requirements - has not been adequately supplied. Typically these fruits are also much narrower than normal.
Can you eat bananas that are red inside?
You can safely eat bananas colored red inside. However, you don't have to eat the fruit, you can simply throw it away or put it in the compost.
Usually these fruits, which have limited quality, aresorted out before delivery to the supermarket. However, in rare cases one or two copies can slip through quality control.
Tip
Can you eat red bananas?
In Germany, many people only know the fruit banana available in the supermarket. But did you know that there are actually around 1200 different species and varieties? Some of them have naturally red flesh, such as the pink dwarf banana, which is popular as an ornamental plant. Their fruits – if they ripen in Germany – are actually edible.
