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Banana vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and whisky

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, fiber, vitamin C, copper, vitamin B5, magnesium, and vitamin B2 than whisky.
  • Bananas' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 28% more.
  • Bananas have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bananas is 48, while the glycemic index of whisky is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof.

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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
9
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%
Whisky
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35700%
Contains more IronIron +1200%
Contains more CopperCopper +457.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +633.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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
11
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%
Whisky
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +287.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1230%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Whisky DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0mg 28%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.008mg 11%
Potassium 358mg 1mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Calories 89kcal 250kcal 8%
Carbs 22.84g 0.1g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0mg 7%
Copper 0.078mg 0.014mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.001mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 0mg 6%
Folate 20µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.05mg 4%
Phosphorus 22mg 3mg 3%
Iron 0.26mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.008mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.09g 0g 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.02mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0g 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 0.1g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 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
4
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Whisky
1
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22740%
Contains more WaterWater +17.2%
Contains more OtherOther +4237.3%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.