Banana- Tropical Pops Popsicle

Popsicle Nutritional Facts
Amount/Serving	% Daily Value•
Calories 40
	Calories from Fat 0
Total Fat 0g	0%
	Saturated fat 0g	0%
	Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 5mg	0%
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Vitamin A 20%	Vitamin C 10%
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Amount/Serving	% Daily Value•
Total Carbohydrate 10g	3%
	Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
	Sugars 10g
Protein 0g
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Calcium 0%	Iron 0%
Serving Size 1 popsicle (85g)
Serving per container 1
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Ingredients: Water, Banana, Sugar

The Banana is one of the high calorie tropical fruits. It contains good amounts of health benefiting anti-oxidants, minerals, and vitamins.

Banana pulp is composed of soft, easily digestible flesh with simple sugars like fructose and sucrose that when eaten replenishes energy and revitalizes the body instantly; thus, for these qualities, bananas are being used by athletes to get instant energy and as supplement food in the treatment plan for underweight children.

The fruit’s soluble dietary fiber helps normal bowel movements; thereby reducing constipation problems. It contains health promoting flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants such as lutein, zea-xanthin, ß and α-carotenes helps to act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes.

It is also a very good source of vitamin-B6 (pyridoxine), which has a beneficial role for the treatment of neuritis, and anemia. Further, it helps decrease homocystine (one of the causative factors in coronary artery disease (CHD) and stroke episodes) levels within the body.

The fruit helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents. Magnesium for bone strengthening and cardiac-protective role as well. Manganese for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Copper in the production of red blood cells.