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Banana vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and radish different?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6 and manganese; however, radish is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bananas is 23% higher.
  • Bananas contain 7 times more sugar than radish. While bananas contain 12.23g of sugar, radish contains only 1.86g.
  • Radish has a lower glycemic index (32) than bananas (48).

Bananas, raw and Radishes, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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
Banana
6
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%
Radish
Radish
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +56%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +291.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~20mg

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
Banana
8
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%
Radish
Radish
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +158.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +102.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +416.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +160%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Radish DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.071mg 23%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.069mg 9%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 14.8mg 7%
Carbs 22.84g 3.4g 6%
Fructose 4.85g 0.71g 5%
Potassium 358mg 233mg 4%
Fiber 2.6g 1.6g 4%
Calories 89kcal 16kcal 4%
Magnesium 27mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.165mg 3%
Copper 0.078mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.254mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.039mg 3%
Calcium 5mg 25mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.012mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 0g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Protein 1.09g 0.68g 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.28mg 1%
Iron 0.26mg 0.34mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 1.3µg 1%
Folate 20µg 25µg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 1.8g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 1.86g N/A
Phosphorus 22mg 20mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.013mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
4
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Radish
Radish
1
3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.3%
Contains more FatsFats +230%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +571.8%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%
Contains more WaterWater +27.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
2
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Radish
Radish
1
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
5
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
Radish
Radish
0
5% 56% 38%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 1.05 g
Fructose: 0.71 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2290%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +374.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +583.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.