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Banana chips or the real banana — which wins?

Banana chips or the real banana — which wins?

A 50g packet of banana chips hides about 260 kcal, while one whole banana gives you only about 105. Frying sucks in oil and salt gets shaken on top, so a sleepy fruit turns into a snack that is more fat than fruit.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Banana chips look like a tidy fruit snack. They are really thin banana slices that took a hot oil bath. Water leaves, oil moves in, and salt gets shaken on top. So a sleepy little fruit becomes a rich, salty crunch. Let us see what that does to the calories.

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