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Banana vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bananas and marshmallow?

  • Marshmallow has less vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B5, magnesium, and vitamin B2 than bananas.
  • Bananas' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 28% higher.
  • Bananas have a lower glycemic index than marshmallow.

We used Bananas, raw and Candies, marshmallows 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
8
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% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7060%
Contains more IronIron +13%
Contains more ZincZinc +275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3275%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +70%

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
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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +752.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6580%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12133.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
Contains more CholineCholine +9700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Marshmallow DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.003mg 28%
Carbs 22.84g 81.3g 19%
Calories 89kcal 318kcal 11%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.008mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 0.1g 10%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 358mg 5mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.005mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.001mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 2mg 6%
Folate 20µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.078mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.001mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 80mg 3%
Copper 0.078mg 0.097mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Phosphorus 22mg 8mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 0.1mg 2%
Protein 1.09g 1.8g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 1.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.04mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 81.2g N/A
Calcium 5mg 3mg 0%
Iron 0.26mg 0.23mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 57.56g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more WaterWater +356.8%
Contains more OtherOther +176.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +256%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.