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Banana vs. Applesauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and applesauce different?

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, potassium, fiber, vitamin B5, magnesium, and copper than applesauce.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bananas is 26% higher.
  • Bananas contain 11 times more manganese than applesauce. While bananas contain 0.27mg of manganese, applesauce contains only 0.025mg.

Bananas, raw and Applesauce, canned, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid (includes USDA commodity) are the varieties used in this article.

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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
Banana
10
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 2.1% 1.2% 6.5% 8.6% 9% 0.82% 2.1% 0.26% 3.3% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +383.8%
Contains more IronIron +13%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +980%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%

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
Banana
9
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 3.3% 0.33% 3.2% 0% 6.5% 6.9% 1.6% 2.5% 6.2% 0% 1.3% 2.3% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +770%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +691.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +714.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1259.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +345.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Applesauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.027mg 26%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.025mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 1mg 9%
Potassium 358mg 74mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.041mg 6%
Magnesium 27mg 3mg 6%
Fiber 2.6g 1.1g 6%
Copper 0.078mg 0.027mg 6%
Folate 20µg 3µg 4%
Carbs 22.84g 11.27g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.084mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.03mg 3%
Phosphorus 22mg 5mg 2%
Protein 1.09g 0.17g 2%
Calories 89kcal 42kcal 2%
Starch 5.38g 0g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2.2mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.3µg 1%
Fructose 4.85g 5.88g 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.03mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 10.17g N/A
Calcium 5mg 4mg 0%
Iron 0.26mg 0.23mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 9.39g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.16mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.026mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.008g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.01mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.005mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.008mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
4
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
11% 88%
Protein: 0.17 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 88.22 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +541.2%
Contains more FatsFats +230%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.7%
Contains more OtherOther +245.8%
Contains more WaterWater +17.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
2
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
33% 8% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +421.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
3
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
12% 25% 63%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.13 g
Glucose: 2.3 g
Fructose: 5.88 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +111.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +116.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +21.2%
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. Applesauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171695/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.