Banana vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and tamarind

Bananas have more vitamin B6; however, tamarind is richer in vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B3, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B2.
Tamarind's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 33% more.
Bananas contain 6 times more vitamin B6 than tamarind. Bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, while tamarind contains 0.066mg.
Bananas have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bananas is 48, while the glycemic index of tamarind is 23.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Tamarinds, raw.

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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

Tamarind

Contains more ZincZinc	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+240.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1380%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+75.4%
Contains more IronIron	+976.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+413.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30%

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

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+148.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+133.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+456.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1280.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+191.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+460%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.428mg	33%
Iron	0.26mg	2.8mg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.367mg	0.066mg	23%
Magnesium	27mg	92mg	15%
Carbs	22.84g	62.5g	13%
Phosphorus	22mg	113mg	13%
Manganese	0.27mg		12%
Fiber	2.6g	5.1g	10%
Calories	89kcal	239kcal	8%
Potassium	358mg	628mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.665mg	1.938mg	8%
Calcium	5mg	74mg	7%
Vitamin C	8.7mg	3.5mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.152mg	6%
Fructose	4.85g		6%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.143mg	4%
Protein	1.09g	2.8g	3%
Starch	5.38g		2%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	2.8µg	2%
Folate	20µg	14µg	2%
Copper	0.078mg	0.086mg	1%
Sodium	1mg	28mg	1%
Selenium	1µg	1.3µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.112g	0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	817kcal	854kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	42g	N/A
Fats	0.33g	0.6g	0%
Net carbs	20.24g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar	12.23g	38.8g	N/A
Zinc	0.15mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Choline	9.8mg	8.6mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.032g	0.181g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.073g	0.059g	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.018mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.028mg		0%
Leucine	0.068mg		0%
Lysine	0.05mg	0.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.008mg	0.014mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.049mg		0%
Valine	0.047mg		0%
Histidine	0.077mg		0%