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Banana vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and dough different?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for dough is 57% higher.
  • Bananas contain 3 times more vitamin B6 than dough. While bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, dough contains only 0.107mg.
  • Bananas have less sodium.
  • Bananas have a lower glycemic index (48) than dough (70).

Bananas, raw and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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
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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%
Dough
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +940%
Contains more IronIron +1403.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +593.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +377.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2760%

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%
Dough
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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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +243%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2190.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +484.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +624.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +40%
Contains more FolateFolate +515%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.71mg 57%
Selenium 1µg 28.6µg 50%
Iron 0.26mg 3.91mg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.427mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 4.817mg 26%
Folate 20µg 123µg 26%
Sodium 1mg 602mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.107mg 20%
Protein 1.09g 10.75g 19%
Starch 5.38g 44.23g 16%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.577mg 13%
Phosphorus 22mg 105mg 12%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Carbs 22.84g 51.88g 10%
Calories 89kcal 272kcal 9%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.04mg 8%
Copper 0.078mg 0.152mg 8%
Potassium 358mg 117mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 0.51g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.855g 5%
Calcium 5mg 52mg 5%
Fats 0.33g 2.42g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.455mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.529g 2%
Fiber 2.6g 2.2g 2%
Magnesium 27mg 32mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.362g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 49.68g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 4.62g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.005g N/A
Choline 9.8mg 8mg 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g 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
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +127%
Contains more ProteinProtein +886.2%
Contains more FatsFats +633.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +127.1%
Contains more OtherOther +134.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1031.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1071.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Dough
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91% 8%
Starch: 44.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.7 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1145%
Contains more FructoseFructose +851%
Contains more StarchStarch +722.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +36900%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.