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Bananas: History, How They Grow, Nutritional Value

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In Foods and for Medicinal Uses

History. Bananas were not available in the US before 1870. At that time, coincidentally, two men came from different countries and brought the amazing fruit back to America.

In 1870, A Massachusetts sea captain, Lorenzo Dow Baker, brought the fruit back from Jamaica to NJ in his schooner and sold them to merchants for $2 per bunch.

A young man from Brooklyn, NY came back from building a railroad in Costa Rica. Minor Keith planted bananas along the track. When the project was completed, bananas were shipped by train to US ports… more

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