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Banana vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and foie gras

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6; however, foie gras is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin A, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 392% more.
  • Bananas contain 6 times more vitamin B6 than foie gras. Bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, while foie gras contains 0.06mg.
  • Bananas contain less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 25% 86% 91% 16% 240%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +159.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more IronIron +2015.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +412.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +513.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +809.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4300%

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%
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 6.7% 334% 0% 0% 22% 69% 47% 72% 14% 1175% 0% 45% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +335%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +511.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +309.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +277.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +259.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Foie gras DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 9.4µg 392%
Vitamin A 3µg 1001µg 111%
Selenium 1µg 44µg 78%
Fats 0.33g 43.84g 67%
Iron 0.26mg 5.5mg 66%
Saturated fat 0.112g 14.45g 65%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 25.61g 64%
Cholesterol 0mg 150mg 50%
Copper 0.078mg 0.4mg 36%
Sodium 1mg 697mg 30%
Phosphorus 22mg 200mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.06mg 24%
Protein 1.09g 11.4g 21%
Calories 89kcal 462kcal 19%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 1.2mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.299mg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 2.51mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Folate 20µg 60µg 10%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.92mg 7%
Calcium 5mg 70mg 7%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.12mg 7%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 2mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Carbs 22.84g 4.67g 6%
Potassium 358mg 138mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.088mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.84g 5%
Magnesium 27mg 13mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 4.67g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.161mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.507mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.606mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 1.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.863mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.27mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.567mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.719mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.303mg 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
11% 44% 5% 37% 3%
Protein: 11.4 g
Fats: 43.84 g
Carbs: 4.67 g
Water: 37.04 g
Other: 3.05 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +389.1%
Contains more WaterWater +102.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +945.9%
Contains more FatsFats +13184.8%
Contains more OtherOther +267.5%

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
35% 63% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 25.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.84 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +79931.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1050.7%

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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. Foie gras - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171100/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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