Which average weight % of the banana is edible? i.e. Which % of the banana is not peel?

Which average weight % of the banana is edible? i.e. Which % of the banana is not peel? - Half peeled bananas in yellow skin

I got ~1 Kg of bananas and I want to calculate the calories in it. Provided that the peel is discarded, which is the remaining mass of bananas from the original Kg?

Since I have no weight measuring equipment at hand I looked up for the info, but couldn't find anything.



Best Answer

I had an application not long ago for which I needed the answer to the question as written.

America's Test Kitchen (sorry, paywalled) has a recipe for banana bread that I love. I save over-ripe banana chunks in the freezer until I feel like making banana bread. The recipe calls for "6 large very ripe bananas (about 2 1/4 pounds), peeled". My bananas were already peeled and chunked. I wanted to follow the recipe very precisely because the recipe and particular methods were new to me.

So how much peeled banana equals 2.25 pounds of unpeeled banana?

My doctor has been nagging me to eat breakfast, so most days I manage to eat a banana early in my day. For one week I weighed the banana unpeeled and peeled. Then I struck an average.

My average banana weighed 183 grams unpeeled, 116 grams peeled. 185/116=1.58.

So, 2.25 pounds (1021 grams) of unpeeled banana = 1.43 pounds (647 grams) of peeled banana.

My average banana (very average in the store, Dole brand) was 62.4% edible.




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What percentage of banana weight is peel?

875/7 of the weight of the banana, or 1/8, or 12.5%, is in the peel.

Do you weigh a banana with or without the peel?

Should I weight a banana with or without peel? You should weigh a banana without the peel because all the calories come from the edible part of the fruit. Average banana weight 181 grams unpeeled, and 116 grams peeled. Therefore, including banana peel in your calculation can provide an inaccurate number of calories.

What is the average weight of one banana?

Small (6\u20137 inches, 101 grams): 90 calories. Medium (7\u20138 inches, 118 grams): 105 calories. Large (8\u20139 inches, 136 grams): 121 calories. Extra large (9 inches or longer, 152 grams): 135 calories.

How much does a large banana weigh without skin?

How much does a Banana weigh?SizeLength In InchesWeight in OuncesExtra Large9\u2033 or longer5.4ozLarge8\u2033 to 9\u2033 Long4.8ozMedium7\u2033 to 8\u2033 Long4.2ozSmall6\u2033 to 7\u2033 Long3.6oz1 more row•Jul 21, 2020




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Answer 2

Per the National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 28, the "refuse" content of a banana is 36%, attributed to the peeling.

https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/2159?format=Full

Answer 3

Just tested one (I'm sure it would be close enough to average for my purposes) to see if it was more equitable to purchase a bulk box of frozen organic banana chunks.

Peel = 93g, fruit = 125g = 57% edible.

Answer 4

  1. I don't know any caloric measurements for bananas that include the peel. They assume you're discarding it.

  2. Since you don't have a scale, you can also get the approximate calories by looking at the length of a banana.

+-------------+---------------------------+---------------+-----------+
| Banana Size |          Length           |    Weight     | Calories  |
+-------------+---------------------------+---------------+-----------+
| Extra Small | Under 6 inches (15 cm)    | 2.9 oz (81g)  |        72 |
| Small       | 6 – 7 inches (15 – 18 cm) | 3.6 oz (101g) |        90 |
| Medium      | 7 – 8 inches (18 – 20 cm) | 4.2 oz (118g) |       105 |
| Large       | 8 – 9 inches (20 – 23 cm) | 4.8 oz (136g) |       121 |
| Extra Large | Over 9 inches (23 cm)     | 5.4 oz (152g) |       135 |
+-------------+---------------------------+---------------+-----------+
  • Source: HealthFitnessExperts.com
  • Bananas vary: sizes and corresponding weights are approximate.
  • Calories based on the weight shown in grams.

  1. There are many different varieties of bananas, they vary in length, and even change weight as they ripen. So using an "average weight" to count your calories isn't very accurate. As you can see from the approximate calories above, this can be a significant caloric difference, and if used in a recipe could greatly affect the outcome.

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