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Beetroot vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beetroot and bananas

  • Beetroot is richer in folate and iron, while bananas are higher in vitamin B6.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 23% more than beetroot.
  • Beetroot has 5 times more folate than bananas. Beetroot has 109µg of folate, while bananas have 20µg.
  • Beetroot is lower in sugar.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index (64) than bananas (48).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beets, raw and Bananas, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.078mg

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.
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Banana
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%
Contains more FolateFolate +445%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +77.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +447.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +63.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.367mg 23%
Folate 109µg 20µg 22%
Iron 0.8mg 0.26mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 8.7mg 4%
Carbs 9.56g 22.84g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.334mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.073mg 3%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.27mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 1mg 3%
Phosphorus 40mg 22mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.665mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 89kcal 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.15mg 2%
Protein 1.61g 1.09g 1%
Magnesium 23mg 27mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 5mg 1%
Potassium 325mg 358mg 1%
Choline 6mg 9.8mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1µg 1%
Fiber 2.8g 2.6g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 12.23g N/A
Copper 0.075mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.031mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Banana
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.7%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +30.1%
Contains more FatsFats +94.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Banana
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.032g

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.