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Banana vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bananas and garlic

  • Bananas have less vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, selenium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Garlic covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 67% more than bananas.
  • The glycemic index of bananas is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bananas, raw and Garlic, raw.

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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%
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3520%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12%
Contains more IronIron +553.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +283.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +673.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +595.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +519.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1320%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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%
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +258.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +545.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +236.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +240%
Contains more CholineCholine +136.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.7mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 1.235mg 67%
Manganese 0.27mg 1.672mg 61%
Copper 0.078mg 0.299mg 25%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 31.2mg 25%
Selenium 1µg 14.2µg 24%
Phosphorus 22mg 153mg 19%
Calcium 5mg 181mg 18%
Iron 0.26mg 1.7mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.2mg 14%
Protein 1.09g 6.36g 11%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.16mg 9%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.596mg 5%
Folate 20µg 3µg 4%
Carbs 22.84g 33.06g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.11mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 149kcal 3%
Fiber 2.6g 2.1g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 23.2mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Sodium 1mg 17mg 1%
Potassium 358mg 401mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.249g 1%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 30.96g N/A
Magnesium 27mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 1g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.113mg 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
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +27.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +483.5%
Contains more FatsFats +51.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.7%
Contains more OtherOther +80.7%

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
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +190.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +241.1%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.