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Nutritional value of banana

Many of us think banana as a non-diet friendly fruit. But bananas are low in the glycaemic index, excellent for digestion, initiate fat burning and have insoluble resistance starch. We can take bananas in our breakfast or as a pre- gym fruit. Bananas are a storehouse of goodness. One medium banana has 1.29 grams of protein, 3.1 grams of dietary fibre, and 105 calories.Banana also contains Potassium - 422 mg Phosphorus - 26 mg Magnesium - 32 mg Calcium - 6 mg Sodium - 1 mg Iron - 0.31 mg Selenium 1.2 mcg Manganese - 0.319 mg Copper - 0.092 mg Zinc - 0.18 mg Also contains small amounts of other minerals.