一般人食用了香蕉後會直接丢弃香蕉皮[1][2]。 不過香蕉皮經過加工後可以成為牛、山羊、猪、猴子、家禽、兔子、鱼、斑马等動物的飼料。[3][4][5]
香蕉皮的营养价值取决于香蕉的成熟度以及品种[4]。
香蕉皮还可用于水净化、 生产乙醇[6]、 纤维素酶[7]、漆酶[8][9],香蕉皮也可以用作肥料[10]和堆肥。 [11]
东南亚、印度和委内瑞拉等地有人會將香蕉皮燒熟後食用。[12][13] 2020 年,大英烤焗大賽大赛冠军纳迪娅·侯赛因透露,為减少食物浪费,她在制作汉堡包时會用香蕉皮代替猪肉。[14][15]
香蕉皮的摩擦力只有0.07,因此人們踩到香蕉皮後很有可能會滑倒。研究人员認為這是由於香蕉皮的多糖滤泡凝胶被踩碎後,會释放出溶胶,從而造成一定的危險。 [16]研究人員憑藉这一发现获得了2014年度的搞笑諾貝爾獎。[17]
Derived from: FAOSTAT. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [2022-07-13]. (原始内容存档于2013-04-01). (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) The data for bananas and plantains for 2011 were combined as the two are distinguished by some countries but combined under "bananas" by others.
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