HouseThese little strings on the bananas are intended for this purpose.
These little strings on the bananas are intended for this purpose.
When a banana’s yellow skin is removed, they are revealed—haunting you. They must be carefully removed since they run vertically along the fruit. They cling viciously to less ripe bananas but hang lifelessly from the flesh of ripe ones.
In any case, they are never wanted. We are discussing “phloem bundles,” which are the more technical term for those bothersome white strings found on bananas.
To begin with, those strings on bananas are known as “phloem packets.” A plant’s phloem makes sure that nutrients are transported from the leaves to the fruit. Phloems play a significant role in a plant’s development and well-being.
Thus, the threads serve a purpose beyond only the banana itself—they are fully edible!
Phloem does not need to be removed before eating a banana.
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