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Coffee vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coffee and bananas different?

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6, manganese, fiber, vitamin C, potassium, copper, and magnesium than coffee.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bananas is 28% higher.
  • Coffee has a lower glycemic index (0) than bananas (48).

Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water 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.
Coffee
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Banana
10
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 +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +630.6%
Contains more IronIron +2500%
Contains more CopperCopper +3800%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1073.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Coffee
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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Banana
10
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +248.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more CholineCholine +276.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coffee Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.367mg 28%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.27mg 11%
Caffeine 40mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2.6g 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Potassium 49mg 358mg 9%
Carbs 0g 22.84g 8%
Copper 0.002mg 0.078mg 8%
Fructose 0g 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 3mg 27mg 6%
Folate 2µg 20µg 5%
Calories 1kcal 89kcal 4%
Phosphorus 3mg 22mg 3%
Iron 0.01mg 0.26mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.191mg 0.665mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Protein 0.12g 1.09g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.334mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.031mg 1%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.15mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.112g 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.1mg 1%
Choline 2.6mg 9.8mg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 0g 20.24g N/A
Calcium 2mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0g 12.23g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.073mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.001mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.002mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.005mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.001mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.003mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.003mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Banana
4
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +32.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +808.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +76.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Banana
2
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 -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +113.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7200%

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.