We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Most of us simply grab bananas from the grocery store without a second thought. We look at the bunches, pick one that's ripeness matches ...

Red bananas don’t taste radically different than Cavendish bananas, but still, there are differences that make them worth the splurge. Schueller explains that while the texture remains similar ...

Americans, on average, eat nearly 27 pounds of fresh bananas each year, making the elongated berry the most commonly consumed ...

This is about one-half of a Cavendish, which is the most ubiquitous banana type. Indeed, bananas, which contain pectin and resistant starch, might actually help lower blood sugar. Richards says ...