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Banana vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bananas and apple pie

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin C, while apple pie has more iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Bananas cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 25% more than apple pie.
  • Bananas contain 6 times more potassium than apple pie. While bananas contain 358mg of potassium, apple pie contains only 65mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in bananas is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bananas, raw and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.

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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
6
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 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +285.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +450.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more IronIron +365.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.16mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~24mg

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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +171.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +180.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +865.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +332.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Apple pie DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.038mg 25%
Saturated fat 0.112g 3.797g 17%
Fats 0.33g 11g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 2.198g 14%
Sodium 1mg 266mg 12%
Iron 0.26mg 1.21mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 4.388g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.134mg 9%
Potassium 358mg 65mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.158mg 7%
Calories 89kcal 237kcal 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 3.2mg 6%
Magnesium 27mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.119mg 4%
Carbs 22.84g 34g 4%
Folate 20µg 4µg 4%
Copper 0.078mg 0.046mg 4%
Fiber 2.6g 1.6g 4%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.182mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 1.123mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 29µg 3%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Protein 1.09g 1.9g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Calcium 5mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 32.4g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Zinc 0.15mg 0.16mg 0%
Phosphorus 22mg 24mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
1
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +43.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.9%
~equal in Other ~0.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
1
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13612.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2911%

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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. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/nutrients

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

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