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Banana vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bananas and nori?

  • Bananas are richer in vitamin B6 and fiber, yet nori is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, copper, iron, and zinc.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 103% higher.
  • Bananas have 9 times more fiber than nori. Bananas have 2.6g of fiber, while nori has 0.3g.

We used Bananas, raw and Seaweed, laver, raw 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
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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%
Nori
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more IronIron +592.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +265.9%
~equal in Potassium ~356mg

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
1
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%
Nori
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +348.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +216.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +511%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +630%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.7mg 39mg 34%
Folate 20µg 146µg 32%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.988mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.446mg 29%
Vitamin A 3µg 260µg 29%
Copper 0.078mg 0.264mg 21%
Iron 0.26mg 1.8mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.159mg 16%
Protein 1.09g 5.81g 9%
Fiber 2.6g 0.3g 9%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.05mg 8%
Calcium 5mg 70mg 7%
Magnesium 27mg 2mg 6%
Carbs 22.84g 5.11g 6%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.098mg 6%
Phosphorus 22mg 58mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 1.47mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.521mg 4%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 4µg 3%
Calories 89kcal 35kcal 3%
Sodium 1mg 48mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 4.81g N/A
Potassium 358mg 356mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 0.49g N/A
Choline 9.8mg 10.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.025g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

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
Nori
3
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +17.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +347%
Contains more ProteinProtein +433%
Contains more WaterWater +13.5%
Contains more OtherOther +354.2%

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
Nori
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.7%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.