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Banana vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bananas and marinara sauce?

  • Bananas are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and manganese, yet marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and iron.
  • Marinara sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 20% higher.
  • Bananas have 4 times more vitamin C than marinara sauce. Bananas have 8.7mg of vitamin C, while marinara sauce has 2mg.

We used Bananas, raw and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types in this comparison.

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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
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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +440%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.081mg
~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
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% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +335%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +112.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +489%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2680%
Contains more CholineCholine +39.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 3.917mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.173mg 15%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 2.4mg 15%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 13.9µg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Iron 0.26mg 0.78mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.137mg 6%
Carbs 22.84g 8.06g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.508g 3%
Fiber 2.6g 1.8g 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 33µg 3%
Phosphorus 22mg 34mg 2%
Folate 20µg 13µg 2%
Calories 89kcal 51kcal 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Calcium 5mg 27mg 2%
Fats 0.33g 1.48g 2%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.377g 1%
Sodium 1mg 30mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Choline 9.8mg 13.7mg 1%
Potassium 358mg 319mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.024mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 1.41g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.061mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 5.5g N/A
Copper 0.078mg 0.081mg 0%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.2mg 0%
Selenium 1µg 1.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.17g 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
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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.4%
Contains more FatsFats +348.5%
Contains more WaterWater +16.7%
Contains more OtherOther +100%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1078.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +595.9%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.