Banana Powder Ingredients & Drug Interactions
What is this page for?
First and foremost: checking Banana Powder against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.
Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy
Banana Powder is a dietary supplement by BulkSupplements.com with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for source of potassium and energy, digestive health and diarrhea, blood pressure support.Based on those ingredients, 5 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Banana powder. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Banana Powder by BulkSupplements.com
Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.
What’s inside
Full disclosure
This product is pure banana powder — a single active ingredient made from dried, ground bananas. There are no inactive ingredients listed.
Does it work?
Moderate evidence
Banana powder is possibly effective for diarrhea, based on the evidence we hold. For hay fever, athletic performance, burns, and headache, the evidence isn't strong enough to establish whether it works.
The data we have doesn't support a clear rating for those uses.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Bananas as a food are generally well tolerated and considered safe in normal amounts, including during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The most common side effects — bloating, cramping, and gas — are mild and occur in small numbers of people who consume banana as food.
Rare serious side effects (like anaphylaxis or intestinal blockage) have been reported with banana. People with a banana allergy should avoid this product entirely.
When banana is used to treat diarrhea in children, nausea, vomiting, and belly bloating have been reported in some cases.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Check before starting if you take levodopa (a Parkinson disease medication) — banana powder may reduce its effectiveness. No other medication interactions are documented for the ingredient we could check.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with some supporting evidence behind its ingredients' uses. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
Banana powder is a straightforward, food-based supplement that may help with diarrhea. If you take levodopa for Parkinson disease, talk with your doctor or pharmacist before using it — banana can reduce how well that medication works.
For anyone else without that medication or a banana allergy, it's worth discussing with your healthcare provider if you're considering it for a specific reason.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Mar 22, 2024.
This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed
General information
Key facts about Banana Powder, straight from the product label.
| Brand | BulkSupplements.com |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | X002KUN9XJ |
| Net contents | 250 Gram(s); 8.8 Ounce(s) |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Mar 22, 2024 |
| DSLD ID | 310931 |
| Product type | Botanical |
| Supplement form | Powder |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other, Structure/Function |
| Intended target group(s) | Adult (18 - 50 Years), Gluten Free, Dairy Free |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Banana Powder by BulkSupplements.com, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Banana powder | 5 Gram(s) | -- |
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Brand IP Statement(s)
BulkSupplements.com Clean & pure bulk supplements
Formulation
Free of: Added sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, additives
Color may vary
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take 5 grams (about 2 tsp) once daily, or as directed by a physician.
Storage
Store in a dry, cool place
Contents are sold by weight, not volume. Settling may occur.
FDA Disclaimer Statement
Warning: This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Precautions
Always consult a physician before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
General Statements
Use an accurate milligram scale. New
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Banana Powder by BulkSupplements.com label
The label scan from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Tap to enlarge.
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Banana Powder by BulkSupplements.com
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size5 Gram(s) Dosage formPowder Servings per container50 Amounts shown are per serving.
Banana powder
Interacts with5 drugs
Bananas are a nutritious, widely eaten fruit that provide potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, and quick energy, and they are part of a healthy diet. While s...
Banana powder monograph & interactionsBanana Powder by BulkSupplements.com Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
BulkSupplements.com Banana Powder contains one active ingredient — banana powder — and it does interact with a specific medication class.
Banana may reduce how well levodopa (a Parkinson disease medication) works. A case report documented a patient whose symptoms appeared to worsen after eating banana daily; the improvement returned once dietary bananas were stopped.
This is a moderate-severity interaction.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
No other medication interactions are documented in our data for this ingredient. Altogether, these interactions span 5 individual medications.
If you take levodopa or any other prescription medication, run it through the search tool on this page before you start this product.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Banana Powder interact with 5 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Banana Powder interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Banana powder
Benserazide, LevodopaMadopar, Prolopa
How Benserazide, Levodopa interacts with Banana Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Banana PowderLevodopa Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking banana may reduce the effectiveness of levodopa.
Read the full Banana Powder + Benserazide, Levodopa interactionCarbidopa, LevodopaDhivy, Rytary, Sinemet, Sinemet CR
How Carbidopa, Levodopa interacts with Banana Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Banana PowderLevodopa Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking banana may reduce the effectiveness of levodopa.
Read the full Banana Powder + Carbidopa, Levodopa interactionCarbidopa, Levodopa, EntacaponeStalevo
How Carbidopa, Levodopa, Entacapone interacts with Banana Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Banana PowderLevodopa Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking banana may reduce the effectiveness of levodopa.
Read the full Banana Powder + Carbidopa, Levodopa, Entacapone interactionLevodopaInbrija, Larodopa
How Levodopa interacts with Banana Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Banana PowderLevodopa Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking banana may reduce the effectiveness of levodopa.
Read the full Banana Powder + Levodopa interactionLevodopa, CarbidopaDuodopa
How Levodopa, Carbidopa interacts with Banana Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Banana PowderLevodopa Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking banana may reduce the effectiveness of levodopa.
Read the full Banana Powder + Levodopa, Carbidopa interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Banana Powder with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.
Banana powder
Levodopa
Taking banana may reduce the effectiveness of levodopa.
A case report describes apparent wearing off in a patient with Parkinson disease after eating a banana every day. The wearing off subsided after removing dietary bananas.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Banana Powder, from the product label.
BulkSupplements.com
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- BulkSupplements.com
- Street Address
- 7511 Eastgate Rd
- City
- Henderson
- State
- NV
- ZipCode
- 89011
- Web Address
- BulkSupplements.com
Banana Powder by BulkSupplements.com: Common Questions
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The Full Monographs Behind Banana Powder’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Banana Powder's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — The official product label on file for this supplement.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference behind the ingredient interaction data.
Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.
The 11 references behind this product’s interaction data
Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.
Banana 11 references
- Ble-Castillo JL, Aparicio-Trápala MA, Francisco-Luria MU, Córdova-Uscanga R, Rodríguez-Hernández A, Méndez JD, Díaz-Zagoya JC. Effects of native banana starch supplementation on body weight and insulin sensitivity in obese type 2 diabetics. Int J Environ PubMed
- Jiménez-Domínguez G, Ble-Castillo JL, Aparicio-Trápala MA, Juárez-Rojop IE, Tovilla-Zárate CA, Ble-Castillo DJ, García-Vázquez C, Olvera-Hernández V, Pérez-Pimienta B, Diaz-Zagoya JC, Mendez JD. Effects of Acute Ingestion of Native Banana Starch on Glycem
- Nieman DC, Gillitt ND, Sha W, et al. Metabolomics-Based Analysis of Banana and Pear Ingestion on Exercise Performance and Recovery. J Proteome Res 2015;14(12):5367-77. doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00909. PubMed
- Rabbani GH, Ahmed S, Hossain I, Islam R, Marni F, Akhtar M, Majid N. Green banana reduces clinical severity of childhood shigellosis: a double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 May;28(5):420-5. PubMed
- Schoeffl V, Varatorn R, Blinnikov O, Vidamaly V. Intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoars of banana seeds: a case report. Asian J Surg. 2004 Oct;27(4):348-51. PubMed
- Don M, Longo G. Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome due to banana: an uncommon entity. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Apr;45(2):61-2.
- Tazoe M, Narita M, Sakuta R, Nagai T, Narita N. Hyperkalemia and hyperdopaminemia induced by an obsessive eating of banana in an anorexia nervosa adolescent. Brain Dev. 2007 Jul;29(6):369-72. PubMed
- Meynadier J, Meynadier JM, Guilhou JJ. [Contact urticaria in atopic patients. Apropos of 2 cases]. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1982;109(10):871-4.
- Hauswirth DW, Burks AW. Banana anaphylaxis with a negative commercial skin test. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 Mar;115(3):632-3. PubMed
- Hotozuka S, Yasu T, Hikita E, Shirota M. Interaction Between Levodopa and Banana in a Patient With Parkinson's Disease. Am J Ther 2022;29(4):465-467. PubMed
- Arias-Córdova Y, Ble-Castillo JL, García-Vázquez C, et al. Resistant Starch Consumption Effects on Glycemic Control and Glycemic Variability in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Crossover Study. Nutrients 2021;13(11):4052. PubMed
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