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Banana vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and coffee different?

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, manganese, fiber, vitamin C, potassium, copper, and magnesium than coffee.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bananas is 28% higher.
  • Coffee has less sugar.
  • Coffee has a lower glycemic index (0) than bananas (48).

Bananas, raw and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
Coffee
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +630.6%
Contains more IronIron +2500%
Contains more CopperCopper +3800%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1073.9%
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
10
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%
Coffee
0
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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +248.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more CholineCholine +276.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.076mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Coffee DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.001mg 28%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.023mg 11%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 358mg 49mg 9%
Carbs 22.84g 0g 8%
Copper 0.078mg 0.002mg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 0g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 3mg 6%
Folate 20µg 2µg 5%
Calories 89kcal 1kcal 4%
Phosphorus 22mg 3mg 3%
Iron 0.26mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.191mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.09g 0.12g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.254mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.014mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.02mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.002g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.01mg 1%
Choline 9.8mg 2.6mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 0g N/A
Calcium 5mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.076mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.002mg 0%

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
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +808.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +76.6%
Contains more WaterWater +32.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
2
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +113.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7200%
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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.