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The growing hands of banana fruit #214154995
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The banana fruits develop from the banana heart, in a large hanging cluster, made up of tiers called `hands`, with up to 20 fruit to a tier. The hanging cluster is known as a bunch, comprising 3ââ¬â20 tiers, or commercially as a `banana stem`, and can weigh 30ââ¬â50 kilograms 66ââ¬â110 lb. Individual banana fruits commonly known as a banana or `finger` average 125 grams 4 1âÂâ2 oz, of which approximately 75% is water and 25% dry matter nutrient table, lower right.