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Gatorade vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between gatorade and bananas

  • Bananas are richer than gatorade in vitamin B6, manganese, fiber, potassium, vitamin C, copper, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 27% more than gatorade.
  • Gatorade has a higher glycemic index (89) than bananas (48).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beverages, PEPSICO QUAKER, Gatorade, G performance O 2, ready-to-drink. 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% 0.3% 1.3% 1.9% 2% 0.27% 4.3% 5.1% 1.7% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2286.7%
Contains more IronIron +420%
Contains more CopperCopper +1200%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1976.9%
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.
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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 4.1% 3.3% 5.1% 0% 0.5% 0% 0%
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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 +2075%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +507.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1568.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gatorade Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.022mg 0.367mg 27%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.27mg 11%
Potassium 15mg 358mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2.6g 10%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 8.7mg 9%
Copper 0.006mg 0.078mg 8%
Magnesium 0mg 27mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.334mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.073mg 6%
Folate 0µg 20µg 5%
Carbs 6.43g 22.84g 5%
Fructose 1.82g 4.85g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.665mg 3%
Calories 26kcal 89kcal 3%
Iron 0.05mg 0.26mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Phosphorus 10mg 22mg 2%
Protein 0g 1.09g 2%
Choline 0mg 9.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.031mg 2%
Sodium 39mg 1mg 2%
Fats 0g 0.33g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.112g 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 6.43g 20.24g N/A
Calcium 1mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 5.24g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 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
6% 93%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 93.38 g
Other: 0.19 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 WaterWater +24.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +255.2%
Contains more OtherOther +336.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 41% 34% 4% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.92 g
Glucose: 2.19 g
Fructose: 1.82 g
Lactose: 0.2 g
Maltose: 0.2 g
Galactose: 0 g
Banana
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31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +1900%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +159.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +127.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +166.5%
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Gatorade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173660/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.

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