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Banana vs. Balsamic vinegar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and balsamic vinegar different?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin C, potassium, manganese, and copper; however, balsamic vinegar is richer in iron.
  • Bananas contain 3 times more potassium than balsamic vinegar. While bananas contain 358mg of potassium, balsamic vinegar contains only 112mg.
  • Bananas have less sugar.

Bananas, raw and Vinegar, balsamic 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
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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 8.6% 8.1% 9.9% 27% 8.7% 2.2% 8.1% 3% 17% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +219.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +440%
Contains more IronIron +176.9%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Balsamic vinegar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 28%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Potassium 358mg 112mg 7%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.131mg 6%
Iron 0.26mg 0.72mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 6%
Copper 0.078mg 0.026mg 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 4%
Fructose 4.85g 7.38g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Carbs 22.84g 17.03g 2%
Calcium 5mg 27mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.08mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0g 1%
Protein 1.09g 0.49g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0g 1%
Sodium 1mg 23mg 1%
Calories 89kcal 88kcal 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 17.03g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 14.95g N/A
Phosphorus 22mg 19mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 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
17% 76% 6%
Protein: 0.49 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 17.03 g
Water: 76.45 g
Other: 6.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.4%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.1%
Contains more OtherOther +626.5%
~equal in Water ~76.45g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
51% 49%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 7.57 g
Fructose: 7.38 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +52%
Contains more FructoseFructose +52.2%
~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. Balsamic vinegar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172241/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.