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Banana vs. Asian pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bananas and Asian pears

  • Bananas are richer than Asian pears in vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin B5.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 27% more than Asian pears.
  • Bananas have 5 times more vitamin B5 than Asian pears. Bananas have 0.334mg of vitamin B5, while Asian pears have 0.07mg.
  • Asian pears are lower in sugar.
  • Bananas have a higher glycemic index (48) than Asian pears (18).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw and Pears, asian, 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
Banana
9
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 5.7% 1.2% 11% 0% 17% 0.55% 4.7% 0% 7.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.9%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +56%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 13% 0% 2.4% 0% 2.3% 2.3% 4.1% 4.2% 5.1% 0% 11% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +128.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +244.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +630%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +203.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +377.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1568.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Asian pear DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.022mg 27%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.06mg 9%
Potassium 358mg 121mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 3.8mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.01mg 5%
Carbs 22.84g 10.65g 4%
Fiber 2.6g 3.6g 4%
Folate 20µg 8µg 3%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 4.5µg 3%
Iron 0.26mg 0mg 3%
Copper 0.078mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.219mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Calories 89kcal 42kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.009mg 2%
Phosphorus 22mg 11mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 5.1mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 0.5g 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 7.05g N/A
Calcium 5mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 7.05g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.12mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.049g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.005mg 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: 0.5 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 10.65 g
Water: 88.25 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +118%
Contains more FatsFats +43.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +114.5%
Contains more OtherOther +124.3%
Contains more WaterWater +17.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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
10% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.1%

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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. Asian pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168177/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.