It’s National Banana Day, so celebrate by enjoying this delicious BERRY.
Yes, bananas are botanically berries, because they grow from a flower with a single ovary, and also contain seeds. But ALL berries are fruits.
In a recent poll on bananas, 29% of Americans say they like to eat bananas “when they’re at least partially green.” 6% prefer bananas to be “mostly green.”
About 50% of people like to time it so that they’re eating a banana when it’s “perfectly yellow, with no green OR brown spots.” As you probably know, bananas become sweeter as they ripen.
Bananas are the most-purchased item in the produce department, and are among the most popular items in the supermarket overall. They’re behind bread, eggs, meat, milk, and coffee, but ahead of chips, juice, pasta, frozen foods, and yogurt.
They’re also the top “impulse produce purchase.”
