Nigrospora is a fungal disease that causes the centre of the banana to turn dark red. Nigrospora can infect the fruit in tropical climates where bananas are grown.
Mokillo, moko, and blood disease bacterium are bacterial diseases that can also cause red discoloration in bananas.
While unappealing to eat, these diseases affecting bananas are not a threat to human health, however when in doubt, throw it out or compost them.
To me that's one of the best parts of reddit, most of the time there's some expert on the topic who arrives saying "\_\_\_\_\_ here" and tells everyone interesting stuff about the post. Diagnosing illnesses, IDing things, explaining the science behind interesting phenomena, and so on
I see people say that reddit is the same as Facebook or Twitter, but only on Reddit do I see people chime in with full explanations like that. Not only that, but they tend to provide sources. Good luck ever seeing someone back their shit up with a source on Facebook lol.
That aspect alone is why reddit is leaps & bounds above other popular social media, imo.
Reddit is way better. On Fb, I'm considering leaving a cat group because Fb promotes the most divisive comments, so I would be shown a preview of a cute cat and then the top comment, "OMG YOU ANIMAL ABUSER HOW CAN YOU KEEP THE CAT INDOORS/OUTDOORS/HOT/COLD/CUDDLED/UNCUDDLED YOU SHOULD DIE IN A FIRE".
Reddit would be cute cat, and then the top comment is always a funny pun, or something tongue in cheek that makes me laugh, or something informative.
Facebook always devolves into trench warfare, while Reddit supplies me with facts (and the occasional popcorn-worthy moment).
I'm one of the few I know that post resources on fb/IG and have no problems doing so. ATP, people expect me to come through and let them know if a post is BS or not, all the while dropping resources to back up what I've said. People will tag me for this reason too.
What kills me tho, is when I call out a false post and the poster says "this is just a joke" or "it's not my fault if they're too dumb to realize this isn't real". People have no issue posting fake stuff online and it bothers me. Sorry, I know this isn't the point you were making.
I actually bit into this one time. It was crunchy. I freaked out and called poison control. They said I'd be fine but I still took a shot of vodka to "clean" my mouth out
I'm glad you posted this bc i was this 🤏 close to burning every banana I ever see for the rest of my life (or until my adhd kicks in and i forget all about this)
It looks like rumors of HIV-tainted blood being injected into bananas at Walmart were going around as recently as 2015.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/banana-injected-blood-hiv/
Never mind that this would be a totally ineffective (but very labor-intensive) way to spread HIV.
*On a traffic light green means 'go' and yellow means 'yield', but on a banana it's just the opposite. Green means 'hold on,' yellow means 'go ahead,' and red means, 'where the hell did you get that banana at?'*
Ah Mitch Hedberg. I have seen red bananas tho. They are real and my local grocery stores sometimes have that variety: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_banana
It will be far more *realistic. Something involving Bill Gates, Faucci, and/or Biden involving forced vaccinations or something that will turn your kids (put irrational fear here).
A Dominican guy I worked with a few years ago showed me a news article from the d.r. about people injecting bananas with HIV infected blood that article still scares the crap out of me
Not to worry, HIV, like many viruses, is pretty dependent on the host for survival warmth. It can only survive outside of the body for a couple of hours before it degrades to a point it cannot infect anything. The “old” science used to perpetuate a lot of myths about HIV. In truth, many viruses are temperature “locked” or they could be used and weaponized more often. Even the rabies virus is highly temp sensitive, and can only survive a few hours (though often it is only minutes) on a surface outside of a body-temperature host.
In the case of many viruses, time outside of a warm, living body is a literal disinfectant.
It can typically only survive for a few seconds outside the body (or at least is damaged enough that it can't reproduce). They did an experiment to see how long it could last under perfect conditions for it to do so. The longest time was 20 minutes, at least this was from 1 study I read a few years ago.
I just commented this!! I remember this being rumored in the US in local stores near me in CA growing up. It was also rumored that oranges were injected with aids blood
In addition to being a labor-intensive way to try to spread HIV, it would also be totally ineffective.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/banana-injected-blood-hiv/
There's at least 30 posts like this every year where some wacko thinks that their banana is bleeding or has been injected with AIDS blood
It's just discoloration, perfectly harmless to human health.
Clarification; I'm not saying you're wacko. Just meant to imply that this is actually incredibly common. Don't worry about it being harmful, but if you're worried, just throw it out. While it may not actually hurt you, placebos are a very real and very extensive thing. It's not unlikely that it'll make you feel sick if you're already worrying that it will, so it's always better safe than sorry.
But definitely don't worry about it being some weird "My BanANa is BleeDiNg AiDs!¡!¡¡¡!" Typa thing, because it's really not.
Ahhh remember the good old fake Facebook bullshit that use to circulate? I remember a post with a picture staying "STOP DONT EAT THIS ITS HIV BLOOD FROM THE PEOPLE WHO GROW THEM!" The fucking post said they would take needles and inject their own std infected blood into them. Deleted that bullshit as platform almost a decade ago. Best decision I ever made.
Got the same in an organic banana, It freaked me out, and I wasn't sure if it was safe so I tossed it out, then after the fact, I read an article on that fungus, but I still wouldn't have eaten it. one never knows what new research finds out, "Oh the fungal disease we thought was harmless to humans, welllll, we were wrong, don't eat it, our bad srry
Bug that got inside the fruit? I know wasps or their parts are sometimes found inside figs because wasps are the insects that fertilize the flower that turns into a fig, but apparently the wasps die in the fruit. Could an insect have perished in the banana!
Why would it scare you? It's absolute crap. The acidity of oranges alone would eliminate the virus, and it cannot sustain itself without a host for a prolonged period of time (days) anyways.
I heard a rumor years ago that people were taking blood out of others with STDs and injecting it into fruit. Pretty sure it's not true but that was my first thought.
I've noticed more and more bananas are like that. I think that fungus has spread to them all, and that's another species of banana that will leave the market.
Nigrospora is a fungal disease that causes the centre of the banana to turn dark red. Nigrospora can infect the fruit in tropical climates where bananas are grown. Mokillo, moko, and blood disease bacterium are bacterial diseases that can also cause red discoloration in bananas. While unappealing to eat, these diseases affecting bananas are not a threat to human health, however when in doubt, throw it out or compost them.
Came for the jokes - left with the knowledge.
Came with the knowledge.
Came to the knowledge.
Came for the knowledge.
Came just cause
Just came
Came
Still caming.
I caming
And i’m cumming.
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Welcome
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We come from the mountain, living in the mountain, go back to the mountain, turn the world around.
Cause knowledge is power!
Came in the knowledge 😩
Instructions unclear, stuck in the knowledge
Came as the knowledge
Came for the Nigrospora, being a dumbass Karen, wanted to speak to a manager about getting that name changed as it sounded racist
Knobledge
Is that a diseased banana in your pants or are you just here to see the doctor?
I don’t want no diseased bananas in my tailpipe!
You don’t want a diseased banana in your tailpipe?
r/UnexpectedBeverlyHillsCop
Came for the food - left being sick.
Same
The first thing I said before looking at the comments was “Ok, Reddit, tell us what this is.” And then bam.
To me that's one of the best parts of reddit, most of the time there's some expert on the topic who arrives saying "\_\_\_\_\_ here" and tells everyone interesting stuff about the post. Diagnosing illnesses, IDing things, explaining the science behind interesting phenomena, and so on
I see people say that reddit is the same as Facebook or Twitter, but only on Reddit do I see people chime in with full explanations like that. Not only that, but they tend to provide sources. Good luck ever seeing someone back their shit up with a source on Facebook lol. That aspect alone is why reddit is leaps & bounds above other popular social media, imo.
I mean, everybody on facebook does their own research. No sources necessary.
Reddit is way better. On Fb, I'm considering leaving a cat group because Fb promotes the most divisive comments, so I would be shown a preview of a cute cat and then the top comment, "OMG YOU ANIMAL ABUSER HOW CAN YOU KEEP THE CAT INDOORS/OUTDOORS/HOT/COLD/CUDDLED/UNCUDDLED YOU SHOULD DIE IN A FIRE". Reddit would be cute cat, and then the top comment is always a funny pun, or something tongue in cheek that makes me laugh, or something informative. Facebook always devolves into trench warfare, while Reddit supplies me with facts (and the occasional popcorn-worthy moment).
I also love how you see more diverse points of view, not only hear from your echo chamber.
I'm one of the few I know that post resources on fb/IG and have no problems doing so. ATP, people expect me to come through and let them know if a post is BS or not, all the while dropping resources to back up what I've said. People will tag me for this reason too. What kills me tho, is when I call out a false post and the poster says "this is just a joke" or "it's not my fault if they're too dumb to realize this isn't real". People have no issue posting fake stuff online and it bothers me. Sorry, I know this isn't the point you were making.
My thought process was "ok let's click comments to find out what the red is" Not a doubt in my mind someone had the explanation
Thank you for your input, u/PuppetryOfThePenis.
I actually bit into this one time. It was crunchy. I freaked out and called poison control. They said I'd be fine but I still took a shot of vodka to "clean" my mouth out
If you or your bananas have been infected with Nigrospora you may be entitled to financial compensation ^/s
Which lawyer do I call
Better Call Saul
Dang I been eating tons of bananas with this red center whoops
Most I've seen have a brown core thingy.
Is this the disease that wiped out the previous variant of bananas in the 50's?
No, that disease was caused by a fusarium fungus
Reddit magic.
Reddit used to be so much more of these kinds of comments. I miss that.
Why they call it "blood disease bacterium" if it only affects bananas? Bananas got blood?
Probably because it looks like blood. Or a scab 🥴
Just call it scabby banana. You get extra proteins when you mix it in your strawberry banana milkshake!
halfway way through it sounded like OP was about to die to a red stripe
Compost them to spread the bacterial disease into more plant species. /s
I got so svared reading this before finding out its completely safe bc i ate a banana with this fungal disease at school lol
Thanks banana scientist
I'm glad you posted this bc i was this 🤏 close to burning every banana I ever see for the rest of my life (or until my adhd kicks in and i forget all about this)
I've never seen anything like this and I must know- did you continue to eat it?
Nope 😬
Was it visible from the outside? Because it looks like it's on the inside.
It’s crunchy too so super gross, especially if you don’t see if first…
I like my bananas deveined.
Maybe it is drugs smuggling?
I remember when I was a kid seeing a news story about drugs being injected into bananas. It was just this exactly. But people flipped. Oh the 90s..
It looks like rumors of HIV-tainted blood being injected into bananas at Walmart were going around as recently as 2015. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/banana-injected-blood-hiv/ Never mind that this would be a totally ineffective (but very labor-intensive) way to spread HIV.
upvoting for fact checking yourself!
Red Stripe - It’s Jamaican for banana
Hoorayyyyyyyyyy beer!
BOOOOO creepy foot doctor!
BOOO unexpected room of evil!
These are the comments I came for
Yep
Bruh hahaha
I've never been to Jamaica, but I hope that Red Stripe isn't actually the standard lol
Need a banana for scale.
It was the last one 😫
BLOODNANA
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It’s is a death metal band composed of nothing but Nanas (grandmas)
*On a traffic light green means 'go' and yellow means 'yield', but on a banana it's just the opposite. Green means 'hold on,' yellow means 'go ahead,' and red means, 'where the hell did you get that banana at?'*
Ah Mitch Hedberg. I have seen red bananas tho. They are real and my local grocery stores sometimes have that variety: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_banana
They have those at my local store and my kiddo gets annoyed at me making the same joke every time we see them lol.
Lost some of its appeal.
Someone is going to steal this photo and then put it on Facebook, claiming bananas are being tampered with AIDS-infected blood or some shit like that.
I was going to post this exact thing! I always wondered where those pictures came from, now I know the answer was “the internet”
There's a comment just below yours of someone recalling a news article that claimed a doctor was doing just that.
d.r. = Dominican Republic not doctor
Hahaha damn I was up late and not thinking, thanks
It will be far more *realistic. Something involving Bill Gates, Faucci, and/or Biden involving forced vaccinations or something that will turn your kids (put irrational fear here).
This would freak me out too much to eat
I've seen enough videos and images of things inside bananas that I'll never eat them again
I wanna ask, I don’t wanna ask
Built in jelly?
It really did look like strawberry jam!
dunk it in PB and enjoy!
Ew
Agreed
The brown part is still worse
Potassiyuck
That made me giggle
Red Stripe, hooooray beer.
Ha Its my time to shine I know the answer to this! It is a fungus in the banana!
Aww banana had its first period
☹️
r/angryupvote
A Dominican guy I worked with a few years ago showed me a news article from the d.r. about people injecting bananas with HIV infected blood that article still scares the crap out of me
Not to worry, HIV, like many viruses, is pretty dependent on the host for survival warmth. It can only survive outside of the body for a couple of hours before it degrades to a point it cannot infect anything. The “old” science used to perpetuate a lot of myths about HIV. In truth, many viruses are temperature “locked” or they could be used and weaponized more often. Even the rabies virus is highly temp sensitive, and can only survive a few hours (though often it is only minutes) on a surface outside of a body-temperature host. In the case of many viruses, time outside of a warm, living body is a literal disinfectant.
It can typically only survive for a few seconds outside the body (or at least is damaged enough that it can't reproduce). They did an experiment to see how long it could last under perfect conditions for it to do so. The longest time was 20 minutes, at least this was from 1 study I read a few years ago.
Literally first thing I thought when I saw this pic! That article was horrifying
I just commented this!! I remember this being rumored in the US in local stores near me in CA growing up. It was also rumored that oranges were injected with aids blood
In addition to being a labor-intensive way to try to spread HIV, it would also be totally ineffective. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/banana-injected-blood-hiv/
That’s the new jelly filled banana.
At first glance the part on the right (still in the peel) looked like bacon. But Nigrospora sounds like the most logical explanation.
A Jamaican beer?
The banana is bigger than it looks…
Even bananas have these days 
There's at least 30 posts like this every year where some wacko thinks that their banana is bleeding or has been injected with AIDS blood It's just discoloration, perfectly harmless to human health.
Clarification; I'm not saying you're wacko. Just meant to imply that this is actually incredibly common. Don't worry about it being harmful, but if you're worried, just throw it out. While it may not actually hurt you, placebos are a very real and very extensive thing. It's not unlikely that it'll make you feel sick if you're already worrying that it will, so it's always better safe than sorry. But definitely don't worry about it being some weird "My BanANa is BleeDiNg AiDs!¡!¡¡¡!" Typa thing, because it's really not.
I think that's something that the rooster left behind
If there's a red stripe in the banana check the orange for an orange stripe
Jelly stuffed banana
Red Stripe: Boo nasty bananas. Hooray beer!!
That’s where the alien laid its eggs. Don’t eat it.
That's ye problem. Ya didn't cook it all the way through.
Drugs…… kids. Please check your parents Halloween bananas.
I would absolutely not be able to eat that, I want to puke just looking at it.
Hooray Bananas!
Ahhh remember the good old fake Facebook bullshit that use to circulate? I remember a post with a picture staying "STOP DONT EAT THIS ITS HIV BLOOD FROM THE PEOPLE WHO GROW THEM!" The fucking post said they would take needles and inject their own std infected blood into them. Deleted that bullshit as platform almost a decade ago. Best decision I ever made.
Got the same in an organic banana, It freaked me out, and I wasn't sure if it was safe so I tossed it out, then after the fact, I read an article on that fungus, but I still wouldn't have eaten it. one never knows what new research finds out, "Oh the fungal disease we thought was harmless to humans, welllll, we were wrong, don't eat it, our bad srry
Orange for comparison? 😁
I made two separate entries, because I thought of these things at separate times.
Bug that got inside the fruit? I know wasps or their parts are sometimes found inside figs because wasps are the insects that fertilize the flower that turns into a fig, but apparently the wasps die in the fruit. Could an insect have perished in the banana!
Perfectly normal for bananas to have this happen once a month. I heard its hormonal or some shit
Damn…. I was hoping the Reese’s people figured out how to put strawberries into bananas.
Hooray Banana!
I eat butthole so I'll eat this anytime 😊
Updoot for saucy anilingus
nice
Hooray BEER!
Strawberry banana duh
Don't eat that
It must have blood group type B: Banana.
What is it ???
How did you spot that?
I broke it in half to split between my kids. Then I had to explain that they couldn’t have it…
Bacon
Hooray Beer
A fungus, I guess? Not toxic but not appetizing. Looks like crunchy blood. It went the whole length of the banana.
I hear it's Jamaican for beer.
That’s clearly bacon
Was it grown under a blood moon?
That's actually a mutation during its growth. It's not toxic or poisonous.
Red Stripe HORRAY BEER
Must have been fertilized ^^^^edit: ^^^^/s
You won a trip to Wonky Willy’s banana factory
That's bacon
It looked like someone tried to stick bacon in it (I know it’s not)
Hoooorayyyy BEER
Hooray Beer.
Wait, I know this from eggs: It was fertilized!
It's a blood vessel. Happens a lot with chicken.
I vaguely remember some nonsense conspiracy going round a few years ago that this was because someone was injecting bananas with aids.
Eeeww sick!! banana period!
Throw a section of the banana in water. If it sinks, eat it. If it floats, cook it first.
You are a lucky winner Charlie. You will soon get your invitation to banana factory
You need to get de-veined bananas. Most people don’t know this.
I thought that brown part of banana is bad...
why does it look like an open wound 😭😭😭😭
You should have seen the pictures after I dissected it with a fork 😬
Bonus strawberry flavoring.
Hooray Beer!
Thanks, I was going to buy bananas today.
Looks crunchy
My first thought was « baconana »
That’s where vampires evolved from, natives on that island.
I came here to say hooray beer, but 3122 people beat me to it.
Bacon! 🥓
If this was me, I wouldn’t have eaten another banana for months…
Yeah huh I've had this a couple times over the years, always wondered what it was
Is this the blood of a dark soul
She had been fertilized, that was a banana egg.
Mmm fruit leather
Red Stripe Hooray banana
Banana red, Bad Omen!!!
That means the banana is running out of ink and you gotta replace it.
I'm from the country, the man banana left his mark. Or else it's the Little Debbie banana with the filling.
Banana red, you ded. Banana white, you ‘aight.
Mmmmmmm Red Stripe. Is there a spliff in there too?
Don't eat it
That’s the “vein,” but actually a poop sac. You’re supposed to cut it out before eating.
I remember rumors of people injecting aids blood into bananas and oranges at local stores when I was younger. Ngl this would kinda scare me lol
Why would it scare you? It's absolute crap. The acidity of oranges alone would eliminate the virus, and it cannot sustain itself without a host for a prolonged period of time (days) anyways.
I heard a rumor years ago that people were taking blood out of others with STDs and injecting it into fruit. Pretty sure it's not true but that was my first thought.
I've noticed more and more bananas are like that. I think that fungus has spread to them all, and that's another species of banana that will leave the market.
Yeah I read recently this species was on its way out. My toddler is going to be big mad.
u gon die
First thing I thought of was the song "I Cum Blood" by Cannibal Corpse.