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Banana vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and pear

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B5 than pear.
  • Bananas' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 26% more.
  • Bananas contain 7 times more vitamin B5 than pear. Bananas contain 0.334mg of vitamin B5, while pear contains 0.049mg.
  • Pear contains less sugar.

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

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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
7
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%
Pear
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +285.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +208.6%
Contains more IronIron +44.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +462.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
~equal in Copper ~0.082mg
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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
9
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%
Pear
2
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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +102.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +158.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +581.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1165.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +780%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Pear DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.029mg 26%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.048mg 10%
Potassium 358mg 116mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.049mg 6%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 4.3mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.026mg 4%
Folate 20µg 7µg 3%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 4.4µg 3%
Carbs 22.84g 15.23g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.161mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 57kcal 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.012mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Fiber 2.6g 3.1g 2%
Fructose 4.85g 6.42g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 5.1mg 1%
Phosphorus 22mg 12mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 0.36g 1%
Iron 0.26mg 0.18mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 12.13g N/A
Calcium 5mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 9.75g N/A
Copper 0.078mg 0.082mg 0%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.1mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.12mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.084g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
4
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Pear
1
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.8%
Contains more FatsFats +135.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50%
Contains more OtherOther +167.7%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
0
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Pear
3
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +162.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
4
31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Pear
1
7% 27% 66%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 2.6 g
Fructose: 6.42 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +236.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +91.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +32.4%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.