ripe banana vs unripe

Ripe and unripe bananas have different health benefits.  Heres which to chose.

While some people like there bananas green, others love a mushy brown banana, but is there really a difference between the two?

Surprisingly yes and you could be picking the ripeness of the banana you eat based on your health.  While bananas are always an excellent source of potassium and other nutrients, there are different benefits to eating them at different ripenesses depending on your health.  Under ripe bananas have less sugar, if you have diabetes, you should consider eating bananas that are more under ripe rather than overripe.  This is because as a banana ripens, the starch begins to turn to sugar.

Research suggests that in underripe bananas, starch constitutes 80-90% of the carbohydrate content, which as the banana ripens, changes into three sugars.  Therefore people who suffer with diabetes are advised to eat bananas that are not overly ripe as not to spike there blood sugar too much.

Over ripe bananas are easier to digest, slightly over ripe on the other hand are probably a better option for anyone who has trouble digesting food.

A greener banana has more resistant starch, which humans can’t digest but can be good for you, as good gut bacteria. 

A fully brown banana is full of antioxidants.