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Banana vs. Blackberry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and blackberries

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6 and potassium; however, blackberries are richer in manganese, vitamin K, vitamin C, fiber, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Bananas' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 26% more.
  • Bananas contain 2 times more potassium than blackberries. Bananas contain 358mg of potassium, while blackberries contain 162mg.
  • Bananas have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bananas is 48, while the glycemic index of blackberries is 25.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Blackberries, 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
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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 14% 8.7% 14% 23% 55% 14% 9.4% 0.13% 84% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +480%
Contains more IronIron +138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +253.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~22mg
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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 70% 3.7% 23% 0% 5% 6% 12% 17% 6.9% 0% 50% 19% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1123.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1070%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3860%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.646mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Blackberry DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.03mg 26%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 19.8µg 16%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.646mg 16%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 21mg 14%
Fiber 2.6g 5.3g 11%
Copper 0.078mg 0.165mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.17mg 7%
Potassium 358mg 162mg 6%
Iron 0.26mg 0.62mg 5%
Carbs 22.84g 9.61g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.026mg 4%
Fructose 4.85g 2.4g 3%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.53mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 43kcal 2%
Starch 5.38g 0g 2%
Magnesium 27mg 20mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 29mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.28g 1%
Folate 20µg 25µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.276mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.02mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 1.39g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 11µg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 4.31g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 4.88g N/A
Phosphorus 22mg 22mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.646mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.014g 0%
Choline 9.8mg 8.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.047g 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.39 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 9.61 g
Water: 88.15 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +137.7%
Contains more OtherOther +130.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.5%
Contains more FatsFats +48.5%
Contains more WaterWater +17.7%

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
4% 14% 82%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.28 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +283.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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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
47% 49%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 2.31 g
Fructose: 2.4 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0.03 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3314.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +115.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +102.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +600%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Blackberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173946/nutrients

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

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