Banana Fact Time

Did you know?...
-a cluster of bananas is called a hand and each banana is called a finger
-as a banana ripens, the starch in it turns to sugar. the riper the banana, the sweeter it tastes
-bananas do not grow on trees, they grow on plants which are the largest on earth without a wood stem
-the average american eats 28 pounds of bananas a year
- there are over 200 varieties of bananas