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Banana vs. Acerola juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and acerola juice

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, fiber, and potassium; however, acerola juice is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Acerola juice's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1768% more.
  • Bananas contain 92 times more vitamin B6 than acerola juice. Bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, while acerola juice contains 0.004mg.
  • Acerola juice contains less sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Acerola juice, raw.

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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
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 8.6% 19% 29% 2.7% 3.9% 0.39% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +269.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +144.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +92.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.3%

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
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5333% 8.3% 3.6% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 12% 0.92% 0% 3.5% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9075%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +18290.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Acerola juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.7mg 1600mg 1768%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.004mg 28%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 0.3g 9%
Potassium 358mg 97mg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Carbs 22.84g 4.8g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.205mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 23kcal 3%
Iron 0.26mg 0.5mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Folate 20µg 14µg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Phosphorus 22mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 25µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 1.4µg 1%
Protein 1.09g 0.4g 1%
Copper 0.078mg 0.086mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.18mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 10mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 4.5g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 4.5g N/A
Zinc 0.15mg 0.1mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.09g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 4.8 g
Water: 94.3 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +375.8%
Contains more OtherOther +315%
Contains more WaterWater +25.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +156.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients
  2. Acerola juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171687/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.