Bananas didn't always taste so sweet and seedless. Before they went mainstream as a snack, tough, seed-filled bananas were ...

Most people stick to bananas, berries, apples and grapes, but many other fruits offer benefits for heart health, weight loss ...

Veinte Cohol bananas are a small, fast-growing variety with a creamy texture and citrusy tang. They are rarely found outside ...

When it comes to fiber, hydration, and heart health, apples may have a slight edge over bananas. But both fruits deliver ...

Americans eat more bananas than any other fresh fruit, taking in 13.4 pounds per person annually, according to the Department of Agriculture. But some carb- and calorie-conscious consumers have ...

A banana or ndizi in Swahili is an elongated curved fruit produced by different types of herbaceous flowering plants. It could be yellow, green, red, purple or brown depending on the class it belongs ...

The banana is the most popular fruit in the world, but how did that come to be? From its early days as a seeded fruit in New Guinea to the Banana Republics of the 1900’s, the banana has had a long and ...

It’s easy to take bananas for granted. Walk into any U.S. supermarket, no matter how poorly stocked, and there they are. Bananas top the list of fresh fruit sold in this country—the average American ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have found that adding a banana to a smoothie can decrease the level of flavanols in the beverage. Flavanols are bioactive compounds found in a ...

Bananas can raise blood sugar, but how quickly can depend on the banana's ripeness. There are ways to keep the blood sugar ...

Guavas are an overlooked fruit packed with nutrients, offering significantly more vitamin C than oranges and comparable ...