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Banana vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bananas and minestrone

  • Bananas are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin C, fiber, potassium, magnesium, and manganese, while minestrone is higher in vitamin A.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 25% more than minestrone.
  • Bananas have 17 times more vitamin C than minestrone. Bananas have 8.7mg of vitamin C, while minestrone has 0.5mg.
  • Bananas are lower in sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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
6
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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180%
Contains more IronIron +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +106.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~23mg

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
10
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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1640%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +305.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +138.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +795.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Minestrone DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.041mg 25%
Sodium 1mg 254mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.5mg 9%
Fiber 2.6g 0.4g 9%
Potassium 358mg 130mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Carbs 22.84g 4.66g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 3mg 6%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.152mg 5%
Vitamin A 3µg 49µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.14mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.018mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.46g 3%
Calories 89kcal 34kcal 3%
Copper 0.078mg 0.051mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.391mg 2%
Iron 0.26mg 0.38mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Fats 0.33g 1.04g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.29g 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.23g 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.31mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 14mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 1.77g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Folate 20µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.022mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Phosphorus 22mg 23mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
1
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +390.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.4%
Contains more FatsFats +215.2%
Contains more WaterWater +21.9%
Contains more OtherOther +44.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
1
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +806.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +530.1%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.