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Banana vs. Jelly bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and jelly bean different?

  • Bananas are higher than jelly bean in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, fiber, potassium, vitamin B5, magnesium, and copper.
  • Bananas cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 28% more than jelly bean.
  • Jelly bean has a higher glycemic index (80) than bananas (48).

Bananas, raw and Candies, jellybeans types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 3.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.4% 1.7% 6.5% 4.6% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +867.6%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +178.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +671.4%
~equal in Selenium ~1.1µg

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
11
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2.5% 0.15% 0.54% 0.92% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +675%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +563.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3611.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9075%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Jelly bean DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.004mg 28%
Carbs 22.84g 93.55g 24%
Calories 89kcal 375kcal 14%
Fiber 2.6g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.035mg 10%
Potassium 358mg 37mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.009mg 7%
Copper 0.078mg 0.028mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 2mg 6%
Folate 20µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.011mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.008mg 4%
Phosphorus 22mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.004mg 2%
Protein 1.09g 0g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 0mg 2%
Iron 0.26mg 0.13mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 50mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 93.35g N/A
Calcium 5mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 70g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 1µg 1.1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0g 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
94% 6%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 93.55 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +560%
Contains more WaterWater +1089%
Contains more OtherOther +730%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +309.6%

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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. Jelly bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167991/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.