You have just bought beautiful yellow bananas - and after just a few days they turn black. Why do bananas turn black and can you still eat them? You can find the answers in our article.
Why do bananas turn black?
Dark brown or black bananas arenot bad- they are actually in the state offully ripeIn contrast to other types of fruit, the color here indicates does not indicate rot, because the fruit owes its dark color to thecontinuously increasing sugar content
Can you still eat black bananas?
Since bananas that are black on the outside are just fully ripe fruits, you caneat them without worryAs a rule, only the peel is dark anyway, while theFruit initially remains light. It's justsofter and tastes much sweeter than the inside of yellow or even green bananas. During the ripening process, the starch it contains turns into sugar, which explains both the changed taste and the coloring that we have to get used to. Sometimes the flesh can have brown spots, which you can simply eat or cut out. These are usually pressure points.
Are black bananas he althy?
Even if they don't look like that to our feeling - which tells us that brown fruits are rotten and therefore no longer edible - black bananas are stillvery he althyThe fruits containTryptophan, a precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin, which is so important for mood. The blacker the banana, the higher its tryptophan content. That's why you eat as many bananas as possible, especially in the winter months - theylift your moodandput you in a good moodFully ripe bananas also contain theProtein TNF, the tumor necrosis factor, which, according to Japanese studies, has acancer-preventing effect. The rule of thumb also applies here: the darker the shell, the higher the TNF content.
When should you throw away black bananas?
Of course, there comes a day for black bananas when they are definitely no longer edible and should be thrown away. This especially applies to fruits that are alreadymushy-greasyinside and – that is the most important criterion! - which have an unpleasantsmell of rotAlso pay attention tomouldy spots, because you should also better dispose of bananas that have mold on them. The mold toxins can cause severe allergic reactions. In this context, you should be particularly careful withbananas with a damaged peel, as mold spores can penetrate particularly easily here.
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What can you do with black bananas?
Do you want to enjoy the he alth benefits of black bananas, but don't want to eat them raw? Then you can easily use them in cakes, desserts or smoothies and save on unhe althy granulated sugar. Instead of sugar, simply use bananas, have the sweet taste and do something good for your he alth.
