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Banana vs. Black tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bananas and black tea

  • Black tea has less vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin C, potassium, copper, vitamin B5, and magnesium.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 28% more than black tea.
  • The glycemic index of bananas is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bananas, raw and Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap water.

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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
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% 0% 3.3% 0.75% 3.3% 0.55% 0.43% 0.39% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +867.6%
Contains more IronIron +1200%
Contains more CopperCopper +680%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 3.2% 0% 0.66% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0.22%
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 +421.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2936.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +2350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Black tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0mg 28%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Potassium 358mg 37mg 9%
Carbs 22.84g 0.3g 8%
Copper 0.078mg 0.01mg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.011mg 6%
Caffeine 0mg 20mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.014mg 5%
Folate 20µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0mg 4%
Calories 89kcal 1kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 22mg 1mg 3%
Iron 0.26mg 0.02mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.09g 0g 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.219mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 0.4mg 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0g 1%
Calcium 5mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.002g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 0.3g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.3 g
Water: 99.7 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7513.3%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +33.1%

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
29% 14% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1725%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Black tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173227/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.