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Banana vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bananas and fennel?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6, yet fennel is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and iron.
  • Fennel's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 52% more.
  • Bananas have 8 times more vitamin B6 than fennel. While bananas have 0.367mg of vitamin B6, fennel has only 0.047mg.
  • The amount of sugar in fennel is lower.

We used Bananas, raw and Fennel, bulb, raw types 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
5
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%
Fennel
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +880%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.6%
Contains more IronIron +180.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.3%

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
4
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%
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +680.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +480%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12460%
Contains more FolateFolate +35%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.64mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.5µg 62.8µg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.047mg 25%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Iron 0.26mg 0.73mg 6%
Carbs 22.84g 7.3g 5%
Vitamin A 3µg 48µg 5%
Phosphorus 22mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 12mg 4%
Calcium 5mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.032mg 3%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.191mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.58mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 31kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.01mg 2%
Potassium 358mg 414mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.232mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 17mg 2%
Folate 20µg 27µg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 3.1g 2%
Sodium 1mg 52mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.169g 1%
Copper 0.078mg 0.066mg 1%
Choline 9.8mg 13.2mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 1.24g 0%
Fats 0.33g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 3.93g N/A
Zinc 0.15mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.64mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.068g 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
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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
Fennel
3
7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +212.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.8%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26.5%

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
Fennel
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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +112.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +131.5%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.