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Banana vs. Plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and plums different?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium; however, plums are richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bananas is 26% higher.
  • Bananas contain 5 times more manganese than plums. While bananas contain 0.27mg of manganese, plums contain only 0.052mg.
  • Plums have less sugar.

Bananas, raw and Plums, raw 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
Banana
8
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%
Plum
Plum
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +285.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128%
Contains more IronIron +52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +419.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
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
Banana
6
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%
Plum
Plum
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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1165.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +415.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +160%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1180%
~equal in Vitamin C ~9.5mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Plum DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.029mg 26%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.052mg 9%
Potassium 358mg 157mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 6.4µg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 7mg 5%
Fiber 2.6g 1.4g 5%
Folate 20µg 5µg 4%
Carbs 22.84g 11.42g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.135mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.026mg 4%
Calories 89kcal 46kcal 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 17µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.417mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 4.85g 3.07g 2%
Starch 5.38g 0g 2%
Copper 0.078mg 0.057mg 2%
Phosphorus 22mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 9.5mg 1%
Iron 0.26mg 0.17mg 1%
Choline 9.8mg 1.9mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.26mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 10.02g N/A
Calcium 5mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 9.92g N/A
Zinc 0.15mg 0.1mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.028mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.134g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
4
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Plum
Plum
1
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.7%
Contains more FatsFats +17.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100%
Contains more OtherOther +124.3%
Contains more WaterWater +16.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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
Plum
Plum
2
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +318.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
3
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
Plum
Plum
3
16% 51% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.57 g
Glucose: 5.07 g
Fructose: 3.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.08 g
Galactose: 0.14 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +52.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +58%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +700%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~5.07g
~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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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.