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Banana, the happy fruit rich in energy

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A banana or ndizi in Swahili is an elongated curved fruit produced by different types of herbaceous flowering plants.

Depending on the class, it could be yellow, green, red, purple or brown. The most common variety is the cavendish or dessert banana which has a firm green rind when unripe and a yellow flexible one when ripe.

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