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Banana vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bananas and olive

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, and vitamin C, while olive has more iron, copper, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin A.
  • Olive covers your daily need for iron, 38% more than bananas.
  • Bananas contain 45 times more potassium than olive. While bananas contain 358mg of potassium, olive contains only 8mg.
  • The amount of sodium in bananas is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bananas, raw and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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
5
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%
Olive
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4375%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1660%
Contains more IronIron +1169.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +221.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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
7
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%
Olive
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1697.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3977.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Olive DV% diff.
Iron 0.26mg 3.3mg 38%
Sodium 1mg 735mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.009mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 7.888g 20%
Copper 0.078mg 0.251mg 19%
Fats 0.33g 10.68g 16%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.02mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.65mg 10%
Potassium 358mg 8mg 10%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.9mg 9%
Calcium 5mg 88mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.015mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1.415g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0mg 6%
Carbs 22.84g 6.26g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.911g 6%
Folate 20µg 0µg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.037mg 4%
Phosphorus 22mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.003mg 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 20µg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 3.2g 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Protein 1.09g 0.84g 1%
Calories 89kcal 115kcal 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 0g N/A
Selenium 1µg 0.9µg 0%
Choline 9.8mg 10.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
2
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Olive
3
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +264.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3136.4%
Contains more OtherOther +168.7%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Olive
2
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1147.9%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.