Banana bread vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between banana bread and sweet roll

Banana bread is higher in vitamin A, yet sweet roll is higher in vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, fiber, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat.
Sweet roll covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 13% more than banana bread.
Banana bread contains 2 times more vitamin A than sweet roll. While banana bread contains 493IU of vitamin A, sweet roll contains only 214IU.
The amount of saturated fat in banana bread is lower.
The glycemic index of sweet roll is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Banana bread

Sweet roll

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+20.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+242.9%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+68.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+43.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.5%

~equal in Sodium ~304mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Banana bread

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+71%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+40%
Contains more FolateFolate	+118.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	7.473g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.324mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Folate	33µg	72µg	10%
Fats	10.5g	16.4g	9%
Selenium	12.1µg	17µg	9%
Choline		41.3mg	8%
Cholesterol	43mg	66mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	2.384mg	6%
Calcium	21mg	72mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.265mg	5%
Fiber	1.1g	2.4g	5%
Vitamin A	106µg	62µg	5%
Manganese	0.209mg	0.3mg	4%
Protein	4.3g	6.2g	4%
Vitamin K		4.4µg	4%
Saturated fat	2.237g	3.079g	4%
Phosphorus	58mg	76mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.406mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.107mg	3%
Iron	1.4mg	1.6mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.14µg	2%
Calories	326kcal	372kcal	2%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.59mg	2%
Copper	0.072mg	0.088mg	2%
Potassium	134mg	111mg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	17mg	1%
Carbs	54.6g	50.9g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	4.797g	1%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	2mg	0%
Net carbs	53.5g	48.5g	N/A
Sugar		31.73g	N/A
Sodium	302mg	304mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.053mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.15mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.327mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.18mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.209mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.113mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.004g	N/A