Pittsburg, Kansas | Yes they are high in sugar, especially when ripe. They are very sweet when ripe. Less so when eaten a little green.
The link I posted gives a good description of the taste. The taste really varies from a really ripe fruit (that is kind of like eating an over ripe banana) to something more green that is firmer.
My wife can hardly stand them and will only do a little taste. But then she doesn't like banana taste and especially doesn't like ripe banana taste which is more intense.
I like them "ok" and will eat a few in the next few days. As much for nostalgia as for the taste.
Sugar is sugar, if it comes from fruit or otherwise. The fructose portion (which is a lot sweeter than glucose) is probably the most harmful to health if eaten in excessive amounts. Eaten in small amounts or seasonally the body knows what to do with it. Eaten too much or too often for too long it can be detrimental to health, especially in my case as a type II diabetic. Excess sugar gets converted into body fat. That is fine for a certain amount. Simply "stored groceries" with the storage on our belly and hips. When it becomes unhealthful is when there is so much of it the subcutaneous fat storage capacity of our body gets exceeded and the fat starts being deposited in our organs (liver, pancreas, etc.) as a last resort to keep blood glucose levels in check. |