Banana Extract
- Scientific Name: Musa sapientum L.
- INCI: Musa Sapientum Fruit Extract
- CAS No.: 89957-82-4
- Appearance: fine powder
- Color: light cream
- Active Compounds: Leucocyanidin
Approved Uses
- Efficiency Dose:
The peel of bananas contains important compounds from the Flavonoids group, such as Kaempferol, Quercetin and Leucocyanidin, which possess anti-inflammatory properties. (Pothavorn, P., 2010) Additionally, there have been reports of the prevention of gastric ulcers attributed to Leucocyanidin in raw banana fruit after consuming Leucocyanidin at a dosage HED = 4.05 mg/kg/day for 48 hours. (Lewis, D. A., & Shaw, G. P., 2001)
- Announcement of permission granted by the Ministry of Public Health:
Food Supplements — Parts: fruit.
Tea (volume 426) — Parts: fruit.
Beverages in tightly sealed containers (excluding caffeinated beverages) and coffee — Parts: fruit, banana stalk.
Cosmetics (EU Cosing) — Parts: Flower, Fruit, Leaf, Peel (Extract).
Herbal Products/Traditional medication — (no parts specified in source document).
Common food ingredient — Parts: flower.
