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Cranberries vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cranberries and bananas

  • Cranberries are richer than bananas in vitamin C.
  • Cranberries cover your daily vitamin C needs 14% more than bananas.
  • Cranberries have 5 times more calcium than bananas. Cranberries have 26mg of calcium, while bananas have 5mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cranberry, low bush or lingenberry, raw (Alaska Native) 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 0% 7.8% 0% 15% 0% 0% 9% 0% 0% 0%
Banana
Banana
6
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 +420%
Contains more IronIron +53.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Phosphorus ~22mg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 5% 18% 7.5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Banana
Banana
9
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 +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cranberries Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 28%
Vitamin C 21mg 8.7mg 14%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Potassium 358mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Copper 0.078mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Carbs 12.2g 22.84g 4%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.665mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Calories 55kcal 89kcal 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.26mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Calcium 26mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.031mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 1.09g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.073mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 12.2g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Phosphorus 21mg 22mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 12.2 g
Water: 86.7 g
Other: 0.2 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 FatsFats +51.5%
Contains more WaterWater +15.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.2%
Contains more OtherOther +315%

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. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169805/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.