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Banana vs. Potato bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between bananas and potato bread

  • Potato bread is higher than bananas in phosphorus, folate, iron, calcium, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, zinc, and potassium.
  • Potato bread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 50% higher.
  • Bananas have less sodium.
  • Bananas have a lower glycemic index (48) than potato bread (61).

The food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw and Bread, potato.

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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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3660%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.6%
Contains more IronIron +765.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +860%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1577.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.253mg

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 0% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +370%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +506.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +144.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1260%
Contains more FolateFolate +530%
Contains more CholineCholine +87.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Potato bread DV% diff.
Phosphorus 22mg 369mg 50%
Folate 20µg 126µg 27%
Iron 0.26mg 2.25mg 25%
Protein 1.09g 12.5g 23%
Calcium 5mg 188mg 18%
Sodium 1mg 375mg 16%
Selenium 1µg 9.5µg 15%
Fiber 2.6g 6.3g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.188mg 13%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.44mg 12%
Potassium 358mg 718mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.232mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.817mg 10%
Calories 89kcal 266kcal 9%
Carbs 22.84g 47.07g 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.15µg 6%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 6.8µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 1.25mg 4%
Fats 0.33g 3.13g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.106mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 24µg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 18.4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.47mg 2%
Copper 0.078mg 0.094mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.253mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Magnesium 27mg 28mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 9.38g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.143mg 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
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more WaterWater +123.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1046.8%
Contains more FatsFats +848.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +106.1%
Contains more OtherOther +351.8%

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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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/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.