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Banana vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and pea soup different?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, and vitamin B5; however, pea soup is richer in copper and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bananas is 27% higher.
  • Bananas contain 20 times more folate than pea soup. While bananas contain 20µg of folate, pea soup contains only 1µg.
  • Bananas have less sodium.
  • Bananas have a lower glycemic index (48) than pea soup (66).

Bananas, raw and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water are the varieties used in this article.

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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +404.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more IronIron +180.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +326.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +113.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +260%
~equal in Manganese ~0.245mg

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
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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 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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +192%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +581.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1735%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Pea soup DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.02mg 27%
Sodium 1mg 336mg 15%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.6mg 9%
Copper 0.078mg 0.146mg 8%
Potassium 358mg 71mg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.049mg 6%
Iron 0.26mg 0.73mg 6%
Selenium 1µg 3.6µg 5%
Folate 20µg 1µg 5%
Phosphorus 22mg 47mg 4%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.64mg 4%
Protein 1.09g 3.2g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.025mg 4%
Carbs 22.84g 9.88g 4%
Magnesium 27mg 15mg 3%
Fiber 2.6g 1.9g 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.524g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 13.2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.462mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.372g 1%
Calories 89kcal 61kcal 1%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.245mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 1.09g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.04mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 7.98g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 3.19g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.2µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.142g 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +193.6%
Contains more FatsFats +230.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
Contains more OtherOther +54.2%

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1062.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.5%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.