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Banana vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and meatball

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6; however, meatball is richer in vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, zinc, folate, and choline.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 76% more.
  • Bananas contain 2 times more vitamin B6 than meatball. Bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, while meatball contains 0.2mg.
  • Bananas contain less sodium.
  • Bananas have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bananas is 48, while the glycemic index of meatball is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Meatballs, meatless.

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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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +730.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +805.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1463.6%

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
4
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% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1630%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2925.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +290%
Contains more CholineCholine +802%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.938mg 76%
Copper 0.078mg 0.706mg 70%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Phosphorus 22mg 344mg 46%
Protein 1.09g 21g 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 4.666g 31%
Sodium 1mg 550mg 24%
Iron 0.26mg 2.16mg 24%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.8mg 15%
Folate 20µg 78µg 15%
Choline 9.8mg 88.4mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.2mg 13%
Fats 0.33g 9g 13%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 2.5mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.213mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.73mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 4.6g 8%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1.425g 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Calories 89kcal 197kcal 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 2.188g 5%
Potassium 358mg 180mg 5%
Carbs 22.84g 8g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.5mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Calcium 5mg 25mg 2%
Net carbs 20.24g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 1.25g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 1µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185.5%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1826.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2627.3%
Contains more OtherOther +381.9%

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
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6737.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6291.8%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/nutrients

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

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