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Banana vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bananas and pimiento

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin B5, and potassium, while pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin K.
  • Pimiento covers your daily need for vitamin C, 85% more than bananas.
  • Bananas contain 33 times more vitamin B5 than pimiento. While bananas contain 0.334mg of vitamin B5, pimiento contains only 0.01mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bananas, raw and Pimento, canned.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +546.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%

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
6
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3240%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +875.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +590%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1560%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.615mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.7mg 84.9mg 85%
Iron 0.26mg 1.68mg 18%
Vitamin A 3µg 133µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.215mg 12%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.092mg 8%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 8.3µg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Carbs 22.84g 5.1g 6%
Potassium 358mg 158mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.01mg 6%
Magnesium 27mg 6mg 5%
Folate 20µg 6µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.69mg 4%
Calories 89kcal 23kcal 3%
Copper 0.078mg 0.049mg 3%
Fiber 2.6g 1.9g 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.06mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.161g 1%
Phosphorus 22mg 17mg 1%
Choline 9.8mg 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.017mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.2µg 1%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Protein 1.09g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.33g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 3.2g N/A
Calcium 5mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 2.71g N/A
Zinc 0.15mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.615mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +347.8%
Contains more OtherOther +107.5%
Contains more WaterWater +24.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.1g
~equal in Fats ~0.3g

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120.5%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.