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Banana vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and pecan

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6; however, pecan is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, iron, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for manganese is 184% more.
  • Bananas contain 2 times more vitamin B6 than pecan. Bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, while pecan contains 0.21mg.
  • Bananas contain less saturated fat.
  • Bananas have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bananas is 48, while the glycemic index of pecan is 10.

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

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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
0
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%
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +348.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.5%
Contains more IronIron +873.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1438.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2920%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1159.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +280%

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
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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Pecan
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2029%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +158.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +313.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Pecan DV% diff.
Manganese 0.27mg 4.5mg 184%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 21.614g 144%
Copper 0.078mg 1.2mg 125%
Fats 0.33g 71.97g 110%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 40.801g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.66mg 52%
Zinc 0.15mg 4.53mg 40%
Phosphorus 22mg 277mg 36%
Calories 89kcal 691kcal 30%
Iron 0.26mg 2.53mg 28%
Fiber 2.6g 9.6g 28%
Saturated fat 0.112g 6.18g 28%
Magnesium 27mg 121mg 22%
Protein 1.09g 9.17g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.21mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.863mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.4mg 9%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 1.1mg 8%
Calcium 5mg 70mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 0.04g 6%
Choline 9.8mg 40.5mg 6%
Selenium 1µg 3.8µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 1.167mg 3%
Carbs 22.84g 13.86g 3%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 3.5µg 3%
Potassium 358mg 410mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 0.46g 2%
Folate 20µg 22µg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 4.26g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 3.97g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.262mg 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
Pecan
3
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.8%
Contains more WaterWater +2028.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +741.3%
Contains more FatsFats +21709.1%
Contains more OtherOther +78.3%

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
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +127403.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29508.2%

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
Pecan
1
10% 88%
Starch: 0.46 g
Sucrose: 3.9 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.04 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +1069.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +12350%
Contains more FructoseFructose +12025%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +63.2%
~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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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