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Breadfruit vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are breadfruit and bananas different?

  • Breadfruit is higher in vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin B1; however, bananas are richer in vitamin B6 and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for breadfruit is 23% higher.
  • Breadfruit contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than bananas. While breadfruit contains 0.11mg of vitamin B1, bananas contain only 0.031mg.
  • Bananas have a lower glycemic index (48) than breadfruit (62).

Breadfruit, raw and Bananas, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 18% 5.1% 43% 20% 28% 3.3% 13% 0.26% 7.8% 3.3%
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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 +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.9%
Contains more IronIron +107.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~27mg
~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 97% 0% 2% 0% 28% 6.9% 17% 27% 23% 0% 1.3% 11% 5.3%
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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 Vitamin CVitamin C +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +254.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +267%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.5µg
~equal in Choline ~9.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Breadfruit Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29mg 8.7mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.367mg 21%
Fiber 4.9g 2.6g 9%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.27mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.031mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Potassium 490mg 358mg 4%
Iron 0.54mg 0.26mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.073mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.457mg 0.334mg 2%
Folate 14µg 20µg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.9mg 0.665mg 1%
Calories 103kcal 89kcal 1%
Phosphorus 30mg 22mg 1%
Copper 0.084mg 0.078mg 1%
Carbs 27.12g 22.84g 1%
Protein 1.07g 1.09g 0%
Fats 0.23g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 22.22g 20.24g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 11g 12.23g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.15mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Choline 9.8mg 9.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.048g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.066g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.052mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.064mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.065mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 71%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 27.12 g
Water: 70.65 g
Other: 0.93 g
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 CarbsCarbs +18.7%
Contains more OtherOther +12%
Contains more FatsFats +43.5%
~equal in Protein ~1.09g
~equal in Water ~74.91g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 23% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.066 g
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 -57.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10.6%
~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. Breadfruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171714/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.