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Chard raw vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chard raw and bananas?

  • Chard raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, vitamin E, and copper, yet bananas are higher in vitamin B6.
  • Chard raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 691% more.
  • Chard raw has 213 times more sodium than bananas. While chard raw has 213mg of sodium, bananas have only 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of chard raw is lower.

We used Chard, swiss, raw and Bananas, raw types 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 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 4.9%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +920%
Contains more IronIron +592.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +129.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +109.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%
~equal in Potassium ~358mg

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 100% 102% 38% 0% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11% 9.8%
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 Vitamin CVitamin C +244.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1790%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +165900%
Contains more CholineCholine +83.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +270.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard raw Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin K 830µg 0.5µg 691%
Vitamin A 306µg 3µg 34%
Vitamin C 30mg 8.7mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.099mg 0.367mg 21%
Iron 1.8mg 0.26mg 19%
Magnesium 81mg 27mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 0.1mg 12%
Copper 0.179mg 0.078mg 11%
Sodium 213mg 1mg 9%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Carbs 3.74g 22.84g 6%
Calcium 51mg 5mg 5%
Manganese 0.366mg 0.27mg 4%
Calories 19kcal 89kcal 4%
Fiber 1.6g 2.6g 4%
Phosphorus 46mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.334mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.665mg 2%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.15mg 2%
Folate 14µg 20µg 2%
Choline 18mg 9.8mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.073mg 1%
Potassium 379mg 358mg 1%
Protein 1.8g 1.09g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.031mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 2.14g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 12.23g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.04g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.07g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.11mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.036mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 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 ProteinProtein +65.1%
Contains more WaterWater +23.7%
Contains more OtherOther +92.8%
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +510.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.07 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 -73.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.073g

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. Chard raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.