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Banana vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between bananas and chocolate cake

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6; however, chocolate cake is richer in choline, selenium, iron, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 27% higher.
  • Bananas have 9 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate cake. While bananas have 0.367mg of vitamin B6, chocolate cake has only 0.041mg.
  • Bananas have less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more IronIron +519.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +165.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +360%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +381.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1090%
~equal in Manganese ~0.28mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +795.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +354.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +35%
Contains more CholineCholine +1210.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.304mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.041mg 25%
Saturated fat 0.112g 5.43g 24%
Fats 0.33g 15.1g 23%
Choline 9.8mg 128.4mg 22%
Selenium 1µg 11.9µg 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 2.761g 18%
Iron 0.26mg 1.61mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 6.039g 15%
Calories 89kcal 371kcal 14%
Copper 0.078mg 0.207mg 14%
Sodium 1mg 315mg 14%
Phosphorus 22mg 106mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.213mg 11%
Carbs 22.84g 53.4g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.141mg 9%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.2mg 9%
Protein 1.09g 5.3g 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Calcium 5mg 60mg 6%
Potassium 358mg 140mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.69mg 5%
Fiber 2.6g 1.6g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 1.137mg 3%
Folate 20µg 27µg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.304mg 1%
Magnesium 27mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.28mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

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
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +207%
Contains more ProteinProtein +386.2%
Contains more FatsFats +4475.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.8%
Contains more OtherOther +116.9%

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
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18771.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3682.2%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/nutrients

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

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