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Ingredients:
Banana peels - Use only organically grown bananas.
You can make a green tea from:
Fresh peels
Peels dried in small batches in a microwave oven on its lowest setting
Peels frozen for a long time even if they are thoroughly freezer-burned
Freeze dried peels - vacuum frozen at shops in many cities
Banana peelings
Chemical Composition of Musa sapientum (Banana) Peels
Musa sapientum peels were analysed for minerals, nutritional and anti-nutritional contents. The result of
mineral content indicate the concentrations (mg g 1) of potassium, calcium, sodium, iron, manganese, bromine,
rubidium, strontium, zirconium and niobium to be 78.10, 19.20, 24.30, 0.61, 76.20, 0.04, 0.21, 0.03, 0.02 and
0.02, respectively. The percentage concentrations of protein, crude lipid, carbohydrate and crude fibre were
0.90, 1.70, 59.00 and 31.70, respectively. The results indicate that if the peels are properly exploited and
process, they could be a high-quality and cheap source of carbohydrates and minerals for livestock.
Health Benefits Of Banana Peel
Ever heard of the saying, "Do not include banana in your diet if you are planning to loose weight as it contains a
lot of calories"? Well , think again because banana has some secret health benefits which might help you after
all in keeping you fit and trim.
It is said that a banana has a lot of minerals and proteins and the best part of the fruit is the peel. The banana
peel has the most amount of benefits when it comes to your healthy lifestyle.
Here below are some health benefits of banana peel, so do not throw it away the next time you plop a banana
in your mouth.
1. Skin Treatments- The banana peel is good in treating the skin if you are allergic to any sort of food. All you
have to do is rub the skin on the affected part of the body and wash it off when it is slightly dry. Using it in the
night is more appropriate. The health benefits of banana peel can also be used to get rid of acne.
2. Psoriasis – This is a most common skin ailment. The health benefits of banana peel is that when the peel is
rubbed on the skin, it gets healed naturally. You will notice your skin turning red when you first apply the peel
but gradually on regular use you will find the difference
3. Warts- It is said that to get rid of these nasty marks on the skin, applying banana peel will help get rid of
warts in about 10 days.
4. Wounds - The next time your child falls down and gets his/ her knees injured all you have to do is to rub the
banana peel over the area. The benefits of banana peel helps the wound to get dry faster with the scab
formation. It also prevents the wound from leaving a mark.
5. Headaches- Surprisingly, if you have a headache, the health benefits of banana peel comes in use. The banana
peel has to be mashed properly and applied to the forehead to cure aching headaches. To also get rid of
wrinkles, apply the same mash to the area where there is wrinkles.
6. Mosquitoes- There are some people who when bitten by a mosquito gets a small wound on the area. This is
commonly found in new born babies for they tend to scratch as it itches. The best benefits of banana peel is to
apply it on the bite and you will see in a short while that it no longer itches.
These are some health benefits of banana peel. So, the next time you eat a banana store the peel as it provides
great use for you.
Vocabulary Words:
1. Banana- a general term embracing a number of species or hybrids in the genus Musa of the family Musaceae.
2. Banana peel- the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana
skin and almost fell"
3. Patty- (Cookery) a small flattened cake of minced food; (Cookery) a small pie
III. MATERIALS
Ingredients:
5 – 10pcs. Ripe Banana Peel
2 medium sized White Onion
1 medium sized Red Bell Pepper
2 tablespoon of salt
2 tablespoon of ground pepper
6 Egg yolk
7. 8 tablespoon of flour
Procedure:
1. Chop the banana peel until minced. Then mince the white onions and red bell pepper.
2. Mix the minced banana peel, white onions, red bell pepper with 6 pieces of egg yolk. Add 2 tablespoon of
salt and 2 tablespoon of ground pepper. Lastly add 8 tablespoon of flour.
3. Mix everything well. Mold it on a plastic wrapper like a burger patty shape.
4. Put it inside the fridge for 30 minutes so it will be in good shape.
5. Heat the pan with cooking oil just enough for frying. Fry the banana peel patties until golden brown.
*You now have a new and healthy recipe for the whole family. This can be paired with bread, cabbage,
tomatoes and cheese to become a burger or rice that is great for heavy meals.
Cost:
Banana Php 15.00
Onion Php 10.00
Red bell pepper Php 5.00
Flour Php 18.00
Eggs Php 42.00
Ground pepper Php 2.00
Total cost: Php 92
IV. Analysis
Now, we have a delicious snack with just a low price that everyone can afford of. And its components are
also can be found in our household. The appearance of the patty is just as good as a meat burger patty. And the
taste? It's definitely great!!!
V. Conclusion
Therefore, that even the banana peelings can be turned into a yummy and delicious snacks like the burger
patty that can be paired with rice or bread that can be enjoyed by everyone, anytime and anywhere.