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Banana vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and canola oil

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, fiber, vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B5; however, canola oil is richer in vitamin E and vitamin K.
  • Canola oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 116% more.
  • Bananas contain less saturated fat.
  • Bananas have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bananas is 48, while the glycemic index of canola oil is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Oil, canola.

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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
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
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
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 0% 0% 349% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 178% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17360%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +14160%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Canola oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 28.142g 187%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 63.276g 158%
Fats 0.33g 100g 153%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 17.46mg 116%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 71.3µg 59%
Calories 89kcal 884kcal 40%
Saturated fat 0.112g 7.365g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0mg 28%
Manganese 0.27mg 0mg 12%
Potassium 358mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Copper 0.078mg 0mg 9%
Carbs 22.84g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 27mg 0mg 6%
Folate 20µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0mg 4%
Phosphorus 22mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.26mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.09g 0g 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 0.2mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 0g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.395g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 9.137g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 18.64g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
4
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: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +30203%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
7% 64% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 63.276 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +197637.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38450.7%

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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. Canola oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172336/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.