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Hello again Glenn
I looked that up on Google.
I’m glad I checked. Now we both know. I did remember reading this quite a long time ago. 🤗💕
No, freezing green bananas doesn't significantly degrade their nutritional value;
in fact, it locks in nutrients, potentially making them healthier than 'fresh' bananas that have spent days in transit, preserving vitamins like potassium, B6, and C, though the texture changes (they become softer/mushier) which is great for smoothies or baking but not for eating plain.
Freezing stops nutrient loss, and if frozen soon after harvest, they can be more nutritious than supermarket fresh fruit.
Why Freezing Preserves Nutrients
Locks in Vitamins: Freezing rapidly stops the natural degradation of vitamins and minerals that occurs in fresh produce after harvesting.
Better Than "Fresh":
Often, produce is frozen near the farm, meaning it retains more nutrients than fruit that travels for days to reach a store.
Stable Content: The nutritional content, including fiber, carbs, and minerals, stays stable in the freezer for months.
Nutritional Benefits of Frozen Bananas
Rich in Minerals: Excellent source of potassium, magnesium, copper, and manganese.
Vitamins: Good source of Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C.
Fiber: Retains fiber, helping you feel full.
What to Expect (Texture)
Softer Texture: Ice crystals rupture cell walls, making thawed bananas mushy or watery, perfect for blending into "nice cream" or baking.
How to Freeze Green Bananas (for best results)
Peel the green bananas.
Slice or chunk them.
Flash freeze on a baking sheet for a couple of hours so they don't stick.
Transfer to an airtight bag or container and return to the freezer.
So, freezing green bananas is a great way to preserve their nutritional benefits and use them in smoothies or recipes later, notes GoodRx, UAB Medicine, and Purple Foods.
Good INFO thanks
@A DiabetesTeam Member
Thank you for your message.
I actually don’t know if freezing lessens the nutritional value of the bananas.
I should find out, and I’ll let you know.
I don’t peel my bananas, (as I suggested) as it involves purchasing sandwich bags and then having to wash those out and dry them.
I wash the green bananas and then wrap a paper towel around them and take one out every day.
I run it under the hot tap for a few minutes and then peel it.
It’s absolutely perfect and firm.
Sometimes I place it onto my hot oat bran and by the time I’m ready to eat, I can cut it into pieces.
I have read the nutritional values of the frozen blueberries that I purchase for smoothies.
Apparently they are more nutritional than fresh berries that might have been exposed for days, from farms to trucks, to vendors, and so on.
I made the mistake of thawing out a banana, when I first started to freeze them, and it was a disaster. It was nothing but mush.
I’ll get back to you. Just finding out about the nutritional values. 🤗💕
@A DiabetesTeam Member, thanks for sharing I had never heard this before. That's what I love about this group I'm almost 70 and still learning. Do you know what freezing does to any of the nutritional value of the banana?
It is recommended to buy green bananas, peel them and freeze them in a sealed sandwich bag. I do that and they are very good. The greener the banana, the less sugar it has. The more ripe bananas are, the higher the sugar content will be.
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