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When I make a banana loaf, the bananas turn purple after being baked. Why?Gemma Hopkins, Sheffield, UK
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  • on 2007-10-16 16:47:16
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Jon H says:
it is widely known that bananas are a good source of potassium. Potassium burns with a purplish flame. It could be that during cooking, the potassium in the bananas underwent the same change and turned purple.
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