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Banana vs. Twix — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bananas and Twix

  • Bananas are richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin C, while Twix is higher in vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and calcium.
  • Twix covers your daily saturated fat needs 94% more than bananas.
  • Bananas have 15 times more vitamin B6 than Twix. Bananas have 0.367mg of vitamin B6, while Twix has 0.025mg.
  • Bananas are lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars.

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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%
Twix
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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% 32% 16% 30% 66% 29% 45% 26% 36% 23%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2020%
Contains more IronIron +211.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +152.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +606.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +377.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +330%
~equal in Magnesium ~27mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.273mg

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%
Twix
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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 2% 6.7% 15% 0% 39% 48% 21% 16% 5.8% 41% 14% 20% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1350%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1368%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +640%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +184.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1020%
Contains more FolateFolate +30%
Contains more CholineCholine +113.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Twix DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.112g 18.96g 86%
Fats 0.33g 24.85g 38%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.025mg 26%
Calories 89kcal 502kcal 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Carbs 22.84g 64.8g 14%
Copper 0.078mg 0.197mg 13%
Phosphorus 22mg 105mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.155mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.208mg 10%
Calcium 5mg 106mg 10%
Sodium 1mg 198mg 9%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.6mg 9%
Protein 1.09g 4.91g 8%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.06mg 8%
Iron 0.26mg 0.81mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 2.988g 7%
Fiber 2.6g 1.1g 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Selenium 1µg 4.3µg 6%
Potassium 358mg 186mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.628g 4%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 5.6µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.74mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 1.109mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 20.9mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 20µg 2%
Folate 20µg 26µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.265mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 63.7g N/A
Magnesium 27mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 48.25g N/A
Manganese 0.27mg 0.273mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.342g N/A
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
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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
Twix
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5% 25% 65% 4%
Protein: 4.91 g
Fats: 24.85 g
Carbs: 64.8 g
Water: 4.23 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more WaterWater +1670.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +350.5%
Contains more FatsFats +7430.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.7%
Contains more OtherOther +45.8%

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
Twix
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84% 13% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.988 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.628 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +760.3%

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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. Twix - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168768/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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