Have you ever looked at a banana covered with brown spots and wondered whether it is still good to eat? In many cases, a banana with brown spots is simply a ripe banana, and it can still be a nutritious part of your diet.
As bananas ripen, their texture, flavor, and carbohydrate composition change. The flesh becomes softer and sweeter, making spotted bananas particularly useful for smoothies, oatmeal, pancakes, and baking.
Brown Spots Usually Mean the Banana Is Ripening
The small brown spots that appear on a banana’s peel are generally a natural part of ripening. As the banana matures, enzymes break down components of the fruit, causing the peel to change from green to yellow and eventually develop brown or dark spots.
