5 unknown benefits of plantain bananas!

Today we're talking about the plantain ! More precisely of the benefits of the plantain . One of my favorite accompanimentsarian side
and yes I know that many people of you love it, so you will surely be interested in knowing a more compared, or else? 😀

What is plantain?

5 𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻:

• 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗮: Plantains contain a large amount of dietary fiber that help ensure intestines health and reduce constipation
• 𝗣𝗲𝘂𝘁 𝘀'𝗮𝗷𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹'𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱'𝘂𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲: this means that blood sugar levels are neither too low nor too high. Because plantains do not digest in the small intestine, they do not increase blood sugar.
• 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗟'𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲: small things can make a big difference in health. For example, you only need small amounts of certain vitamins and minerals to support a healthy immune system. Vitamin C, vitamin B6 and magnesium are three of these important micronutrients, and plantains are a good source of the three

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻?

• 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲: Like potatoes
• 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁: Whether ripe plantain or not, it's just as delicious
• 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿: on the braised or in an oven
• 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿: to make plantains flour

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻?

You can ripen the green plantains by keeping them at room temperature and out of direct sunlight . Turn them daily. It will take 7 to 10 days for green plantains to mature completely. If you are not ready to use them when they have reached the desired maturity stadium, you can peel them and freeze them up to three months.

Plantains vs bananas

How to cook plantain bananas?

Here I offer you some recipes from the blog made with plantain, easy to make:

• The best alloco recipe, with all my tips!
• Foutou banana mixer
• Togolese fried plantains

And voila, I hope you learned a little more about the plantain.

If you are interested in other benefits of African foods:

check these other posts:

• 5 Gombo benefits
• What do you know about Fonio? : benefits, recipe!
• 5 amazing benefits of millet