Bananas in History

The banana is mentioned for the first time in history in Buddhists texts 600 years BC.

Alexander the Great discovered the taste of the banana in the Indian valleys in 327 BC . The existence of an organized banana plantation could be found in China back in the year 200 AD. In 650 AD, Islamic conquerors brought the banana back to Palestine. The Arabic merchants finally spread the bananas all over Africa.

Only in 1502 the Portuguese start the first banana plantation in the Caribbean and in central America.

Bananas are also nutritious. Did I mention that they are low in fat and are full of protein? Just remember the old adage of an apple a day-change it to a banana a day, it's the new thing!

Cheers!