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Banana vs. Cranberries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bananas and cranberries

  • Cranberries are richer than bananas in vitamin C.
  • Cranberries cover your daily vitamin C needs 14% more than bananas.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw and Cranberry, low bush or lingenberry, raw (Alaska Native).

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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
6
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% 7.8% 0% 15% 0% 0% 9% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +420%
Contains more IronIron +53.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~21mg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 5% 18% 7.5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +141.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Cranberries DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 28%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 21mg 14%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Potassium 358mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Copper 0.078mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Carbs 22.84g 12.2g 4%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.4mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Calories 89kcal 55kcal 2%
Iron 0.26mg 0.4mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Calcium 5mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.02mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.08mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 12.2g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Phosphorus 22mg 21mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
3
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
12% 87%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 12.2 g
Water: 86.7 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.2%
Contains more OtherOther +315%
Contains more FatsFats +51.5%
Contains more WaterWater +15.7%

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. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169805/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.