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Banana vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and chocolate milk

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese, and fiber; however, chocolate milk is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin B2.
  • Bananas' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 25% more.
  • Bananas contain 10 times more vitamin C than chocolate milk. Bananas contain 8.7mg of vitamin C, while chocolate milk contains 0.9mg.
  • Bananas contain less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2140%
Contains more ZincZinc +173.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +359.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90%
~equal in Iron ~0.24mg

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +432%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +817.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.04mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Calcium 5mg 112mg 11%
Phosphorus 22mg 101mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.112g 2.104g 9%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.9mg 9%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.077mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.162mg 7%
Fiber 2.6g 0.8g 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Potassium 358mg 167mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Fats 0.33g 3.39g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Folate 20µg 5µg 4%
Carbs 22.84g 10.34g 4%
Protein 1.09g 3.17g 4%
Magnesium 27mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.125mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 27µg 3%
Selenium 1µg 1.9µg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.99g 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.41mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.037mg 1%
Copper 0.078mg 0.065mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.295mg 1%
Calories 89kcal 83kcal 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 9.54g N/A
Iron 0.26mg 0.24mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 9.54g N/A
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.3µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 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
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +190.8%
Contains more FatsFats +927.3%
~equal in Water ~82.3g
~equal in Other ~0.8g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2993.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +69.9%

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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 milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/nutrients

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

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