The History of Bananas

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The Columbian Exchange was more evenhanded when it came to crops. The Americas' farmers' gifts to other continents included staples such as liks (&nbsp;corn&nbsp;, potatoes etc....)

Brazil was one of&nbsp;Portugal's&nbsp;largest colonies, it was also where a majority of the bananas in the new world were being produced.

Bananas are a good source of several vitamins and minerals, especially&nbsp;potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin C

Bananas may have been the world's first cultivated fruit

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The banana plant is classified as an arborescent (tree-like) perennial herb.

The banana is a perennial plant that replaces itself. Bananas do not grow from a seed but from a bulb or rhizome, and it takes&nbsp;9 to 12 months&nbsp;from sowing a banana bulb to harvesting the fruit.The plants need rich, dark and fertile soils with steady moisture in the air and ground and good drainage

The common banana is a&nbsp;long-curved fruit with yellow-colored peel and starchy soft flesh

Bananas are fruits

Bananas originated in&nbsp;the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia.