Fruit leather vs. Banana chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruit leather and banana chips

Fruit leather has more vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin B2, while banana chips have more manganese, fiber, magnesium, potassium, and iron.
Banana chips cover your daily need for saturated fat, 142% more than fruit leather.
Fruit leather contains 67 times more sodium than banana chips. While fruit leather contains 403mg of sodium, banana chips contain only 6mg.
Fruit leather has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruit leather is 27, while the glycemic index of banana chips is 44.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, fruit leather, pieces and Snacks, banana chips.

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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.

Fruit leather

Banana chips

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+80%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+442.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+226.8%
Contains more IronIron	+66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+294.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+747.8%

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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.

Fruit leather

Banana chips

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+788.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1300%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+97.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+610%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%
Contains more CholineCholine	+65.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.65g	28.97g	129%
Manganese	0.184mg	1.56mg	60%
Vitamin C	56mg	6.3mg	55%
Fats	2.68g	33.6g	48%
Fiber	0g	7.7g	31%
Sodium	403mg	6mg	17%
Magnesium	14mg	76mg	15%
Vitamin K	18.2µg	1.3µg	14%
Potassium	164mg	536mg	11%
Calories	359kcal	519kcal	8%
Carbs	82.82g	58.4g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.62mg	6%
Iron	0.75mg	1.25mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.017mg	6%
Zinc	0.19mg	0.75mg	5%
Phosphorus	24mg	56mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.1mg	0.71mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.085mg	4%
Copper	0.171mg	0.205mg	4%
Folate	4µg	14µg	3%
Protein	1g	2.3g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.26mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.56mg	0.24mg	2%
Selenium	2.7µg	1.5µg	2%
Choline	12.9mg	21.3mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.55g	0.63g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.48g	1.95g	1%
Net carbs	82.82g	50.7g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	57.58g	35.34g	N/A
Vitamin A	6µg	4µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.027mg	0%
Threonine		0.076mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.074mg	0%
Leucine		0.158mg	0%
Lysine		0.107mg	0%
Methionine		0.024mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.086mg	0%
Valine		0.104mg	0%
Histidine		0.18mg	0%