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Banana vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bananas and sweet and sour

  • Bananas are richer in vitamin B6, fiber, and potassium, while sweet, and sour is higher in manganese.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 24% more than sweet and sour.
  • Bananas have 26 times more fiber than sweet and sour. Bananas have 2.6g of fiber, while sweet, and sour has 0.1g.
  • Bananas are lower in sugar.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index (70) than bananas (48).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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
7
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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +237.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +261.6%
Contains more IronIron +23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +214.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +181.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

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
9
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +284.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +255.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +259.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +592.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +308.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~8.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.053mg 24%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.761mg 21%
Sodium 1mg 371mg 16%
Fiber 2.6g 0.1g 10%
Potassium 358mg 99mg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.093mg 5%
Carbs 22.84g 38.22g 5%
Magnesium 27mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.019mg 4%
Folate 20µg 8µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.187mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 150kcal 3%
Protein 1.09g 0.27g 2%
Phosphorus 22mg 7mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.09mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0g 1%
Choline 9.8mg 2.4mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 10mg 1%
Iron 0.26mg 0.21mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.048mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.02g 0%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 8.7mg 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 18.75g N/A
Copper 0.078mg 0.079mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0g 0%
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
3
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +303.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1550%
Contains more WaterWater +24.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.3%
Contains more OtherOther +47%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.