Fun Fact Friday

  • Fun Fact Friday!

    ByHeather

    Bananas are radioactive. Bananas are a good source of potassium. Potassium-40 (40 K) occurs naturally at 0.01% of all potassium. The EPA states that one banana has 0.01 millirem of radiation which is about 1/100 of the radiation a person is exposed to daily. Source: Natural Radioactivity in Foods. https://www.epa.gov/radtown/natural-radioactivity-food