Fig bars vs. Banana bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fig bars and banana bread different?

Fig bars are higher in iron, fiber, copper, and manganese; however, banana bread is richer in selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for iron for fig bars is 19% higher.
Fig bars contain 4 times more fiber than banana bread. While fig bars contain 4.6g of fiber, banana bread contains only 1.1g.
Fig bars have less saturated fat.
Banana bread has a lower glycemic index (54) than fig bars (70).

Cookies, fig bars and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine 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.

Fig bars

Banana bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+204.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.5%
Contains more IronIron	+107.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+104.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+266.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~58mg

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.

Fig bars

Banana bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1077.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+11.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.172mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.2mg

~equal in Folate ~33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.9mg	1.4mg	19%
Selenium	3.3µg	12.1µg	16%
Cholesterol	0mg	43mg	14%
Fiber	4.6g	1.1g	14%
Vitamin A	9µg	106µg	11%
Copper	0.147mg	0.072mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.075mg	0.15mg	6%
Manganese	0.343mg	0.209mg	6%
Vitamin K	5.8µg		5%
Carbs	70.9g	54.6g	5%
Fats	7.3g	10.5g	5%
Saturated fat	1.123g	2.237g	5%
Calcium	64mg	21mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg		4%
Monounsaturated fat	3.003g	4.48g	4%
Vitamin B3	1.874mg	1.446mg	3%
Magnesium	27mg	14mg	3%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Vitamin B5	0.364mg	0.268mg	2%
Sodium	350mg	302mg	2%
Potassium	207mg	134mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.772g	3.13g	2%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	1.7mg	2%
Folate	35µg	33µg	1%
Calories	348kcal	326kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.172mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.2mg	1%
Protein	3.7g	4.3g	1%
Phosphorus	62mg	58mg	1%
Net carbs	66.3g	53.5g	N/A
Sugar	46.36g		N/A
Zinc	0.39mg	0.35mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.053mg	0%
Threonine	0.113mg	0.15mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.132mg	0.182mg	0%
Leucine	0.224mg	0.327mg	0%
Lysine	0.14mg	0.18mg	0%
Methionine	0.053mg	0.094mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.145mg	0.218mg	0%
Valine	0.155mg	0.209mg	0%
Histidine	0.067mg	0.113mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A