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Banana vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between bananas and almond butter

  • Bananas have less vitamin E, copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, calcium, fiber, and zinc.
  • Almond butter covers your daily vitamin E needs 161% more than bananas.

Food varieties used in this article are Bananas, raw and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added.

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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
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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 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6840%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.9%
Contains more IronIron +1242.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1097.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2093.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2209.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +689.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +140%

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
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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 0% 0% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +256.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +24110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1186.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +374.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +165%
Contains more CholineCholine +431.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.318mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Almond butter DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.1mg 24.21mg 161%
Copper 0.078mg 0.934mg 95%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 13.613g 90%
Fats 0.33g 55.5g 85%
Manganese 0.27mg 2.131mg 81%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 32.445g 81%
Phosphorus 22mg 508mg 69%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.939mg 67%
Magnesium 27mg 279mg 60%
Protein 1.09g 20.96g 40%
Iron 0.26mg 3.49mg 40%
Calcium 5mg 347mg 34%
Fiber 2.6g 10.3g 31%
Zinc 0.15mg 3.29mg 29%
Calories 89kcal 614kcal 26%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.103mg 20%
Saturated fat 0.112g 4.152g 18%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 3.155mg 16%
Potassium 358mg 748mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Choline 9.8mg 52.1mg 8%
Folate 20µg 53µg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 0g 6%
Selenium 1µg 2.4µg 3%
Starch 5.38g 0.08g 2%
Carbs 22.84g 18.82g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.041mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 8.52g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 4.43g N/A
Sodium 1mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.318mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.55mg 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
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.4%
Contains more WaterWater +4467.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1822.9%
Contains more FatsFats +16718.2%
Contains more OtherOther +271.1%

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
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +101290.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18547.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 96%
Starch: 0.08 g
Sucrose: 4.34 g
Glucose: 0.02 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +6625%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +24800%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +81.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +600%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/nutrients

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

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