Do Bananas Have Saponins?

Banana phyto-constituents
The flower of Musa paradisiaca was reported to contain tannins, saponins, reducing and non-reducing sugars, sterols, and triterpenes.

What foods are high in saponins?

The main sources of saponins in human diet are legumes, mainly broad beans, kidney beans and lentils. Saponins are also present in Allium species (onion, garlic), asparagus, oats, spinach, sugarbeet, tea and yam.

Do bananas have Antinutrients?

New plantain and banana may contain certain levels of antinutrients, which could hinder the efficient utilization, absorption or digestion of nutrients and thus, reduce their bio-availability and their nutritional qualities.

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