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Banana vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bananas and penne?

  • Bananas are richer in vitamin C and potassium, yet penne is richer in phosphorus, zinc, calcium, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Penne's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 14% higher.
  • Penne contains less sugar.

We used Bananas, raw and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared 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
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%
Penne
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 27% 11% 30% 0% 30% 51% 32% 0% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +193.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1680%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +633.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +436.4%

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
11
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%
Penne
0
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Penne DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 28%
Phosphorus 22mg 118mg 14%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Sodium 1mg 248mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.112g 2.3g 10%
Protein 1.09g 5.7g 9%
Copper 0.078mg 9%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.1mg 9%
Calcium 5mg 89mg 8%
Potassium 358mg 122mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Iron 0.26mg 0.8mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 6%
Fats 0.33g 4g 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 126kcal 2%
Carbs 22.84g 16.8g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.4g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 1g 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Magnesium 27mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 1.9g N/A
Fiber 2.6g 2.7g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
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
2
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Penne
3
6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36%
Contains more ProteinProtein +422.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1112.1%
Contains more OtherOther +32.5%
~equal in Water ~72.4g

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
Penne
2
62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3025%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +447.9%

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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

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.