Do bananas contain more sugar as they ripen?

[androyd]

Obviously they're more sweet the closer to brown in color they get, but do they actually contain more sugar the mushier they get?

If not, is the sugar at least more complex the yellower (or even greener) that they are, and more simple the browner they get?

[djansen]

greener the starchier, as they ripen the starch turns to sugar.

[justfyi]

it contains the same amount of carbohydrates, but when it rippens the starches are converted into more simple sugars

[androyd]

greener the starchier, as they ripen the starch turns to sugar.

So that's a yes then to the second question? I.E... they go from being a more complex carb to a simpler carb as they ripen, but they still contain the same amount of carbs regardless?

[Dracoy]

http://yanyanxu.com/2008/01/19/b-a-n-a-n-a-s/

[djansen]

So that's a yes then to the second question? I.E... they go from being a more complex carb to a simpler carb as they ripen, but they still contain the same amount of carbs regardless?

bingo

[androyd]

Thanks guys.

Nice chart Drac!

[Dracoy]

Anytime =)

[-Foxhound-]

They taste so damn good when they ripen

[androyd]

Funny, I prefer them much more when they're tart, half yellow/half green.

[in10city]

http://yanyanxu.com/2008/01/19/b-a-n-a-n-a-s/

Hummm... I wonder where you got that chart from You thief!