Banana

Bananas: The Economy’s Favorite Fruit “Bananas are thought to have originated in the jungles of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines in Southeast Asia where many varieties of wild banana still grow. They were spread across Asia by travelers and brought to Africa by Arabs where they were given their present name, derived from the Arabic for finger (Fairtrade).” Bananas were first introduced to the United States in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of America where they were sold…

Degraaf September 28th 2016 Banana Oil (lab report) Purpose: The purpose of this laboratory experiment was to synthesize banana oil (Isopentyl acetate) from the reaction of Acetic acid and Isopentyl alcohol by the Fischer Esterification reaction. By using the methods of refluxing, washing, drying, and simple distillation to purify the end product. When the product was isolated an IR, H NMR and boiling point were used analysis the product, the end product had a banana like odor. Reaction…

Contrary to popular belief a real Banana Republic is not a popular clothing store. As defined by Dictionary.com a banana republic is a small nation, especially in Central America, dependent on one crop or the influx of foreign capital. Banana republics are negative because of they allow big fruit companies to control much of the economies of these small nations with little regard for the well being of the nation.These big fruit companies are so focused on profit that the care of the workers…

study also results in the reconsideration of the carbon footprint of banana and introduces the main aspects of the production of this product. According to it, there are three main environmental concerns related to bananas, their distribution and usage. These concerns are the process of transportation of the product to the markets; the production and the package. These factors have the significant impact on the carbon footprint of banana and result in the increase of the awareness related to it.…

Banana Bottom is an excellent example of distinctive characters’, culture, and conflict. Conflict is an essential obstacle for the characters’ to get what they want. This novel creates a compassionate illusion on human emotions. There are dark consequences illustrated in relation to symbolism with elements of imperious will and professions of devotion. The characters’ personality is represented during their dialogues and portrays a significant development for one character hearing another…

In the article that I read called Too Many Bananas, a man named David Counts goes to a different country to do his field work with his family and in the article we learn that he experience three different situations involving food. David and his family learned several different lessons linking to the idea of “Reciprocity”. Reciprocity is defined as exchanging different items with others for reciprocal benefit. For David’s field study he went to Kandoka. As David and his family were outside the…

Extraction of alkali from banana peels is known to depend on such parameters as ashing temperature, ashing time, soaking time and particle size of the ashed sample, soil type and variety. Alkali was extracted from three Nigerian grown banana peels namely: Saaro, Oloosun and Paranta for the purpose of determining the concentration of the extracted alkali. The concentration of the extracted alkali ranged from 0.02 to 0.10mol/dm3. The three varieties of the banana peels gave a maximum concentration…

single area. Monocultures have become the norm in the United States and many other parts of the world. At the start of this semester I did not think having a lot of one single crop was a bad idea. Having a few types of delicious apples and the same bananas at the store every day made me feel comfortable. I knew exactly what I was getting every time I went to the store. No mass difference between types of fruits and vegetables was found. I was ok with this standard. However, after going through…

fruit is exposed to the air, it turns brown so the target of the lab was to try and prevent discoloration of the fruit. Using lemon juice and water, apples and bananas were tested to find if the chemicals really did prevent brown coloring from appearing on the fruit. With the lemon juice as the independent variable and the apples and bananas as the dependent variable, the fruits were tested for twenty minutes to see if anything pertaining to the color changed. Introduction/ background: When…

In this study I observed two bananas over a 4 day period making observations each day at 3:00 pm. My first observation I used as a baseline to guide my observations. I put one banana in the fridge and the other on my desk. The temperature of each area remained constant over this period of time. I measured the color, the firmness, and the amount of brown spots on each banana. To describe firmness, I used a chart that I created that measures firm to mushy. The scale went from one to five where one…