Banana - Official Tournament Supplier

DOLE's banana is the nicest banana to eat.

According to DOLE, at about 110 calories per medium banana (126g), bananas provide an excellent source of vitamin B6 and a good source of potassium, fiber and vitamin C and these are the nutrients that promote heart health.

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Many people assumed that bananas are yellow in color but please be aware that bananas also comes in red and purple. Native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, with Southeast Asian farmers first domesticated bananas.

The Hindus favoured the bananas and pairs of bananas trees are placed at the main entrance to places of worship and celebrations. The Buddhist story of Vessantara Jataka revealed that King Vessantara found a banana tree in the jungle that bear bananas the size of an elephant's tusk.

The second most widely cultivated plant and covering about 26,000 ha, Malaysia produced a total 530,000 metric tones.

A regular eater of bananas, DOLE is my favourite although at times I ate Pisang Emas, Pisang Tanduk, Pisang Nipah, Pisang Awak, Pisang Berangan, Pisang Raja, Pisang Susu, Pisang Nangka and Pisang Udang.

But again, DOLE is my favourite and Dole Bananas is the Official Tournament Supplier for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

This DOLE bananas (image above) was picked up from the shelves of the Japanese owned Jusco Store yesterday.