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Glutinous rice vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between glutinous rice and bananas

  • Glutinous rice has more selenium; however, bananas are higher in vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin C, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 26% more than glutinous rice.
  • Bananas contain 6 times less selenium than glutinous rice. Glutinous rice contains 5.6µg of selenium, while bananas contain 1µg.
  • Glutinous rice has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of glutinous rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked 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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
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 ZincZinc +173.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +460%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +440%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3480%
Contains more IronIron +85.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Manganese ~0.27mg

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 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Banana
Banana
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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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +461.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +129.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1311.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
Contains more CholineCholine +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Glutinous rice Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.367mg 26%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Potassium 10mg 358mg 10%
Selenium 5.6µg 1µg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Fiber 1g 2.6g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.073mg 5%
Folate 1µg 20µg 5%
Magnesium 5mg 27mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.078mg 3%
Phosphorus 8mg 22mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Iron 0.14mg 0.26mg 2%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.15mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.29mg 0.665mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 0.334mg 2%
Protein 2.02g 1.09g 2%
Choline 2.1mg 9.8mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.031mg 1%
Carbs 21.09g 22.84g 1%
Calories 97kcal 89kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 20.09g 20.24g N/A
Calcium 2mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0.05g 12.23g N/A
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.1mg 0%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.07g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.167mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.108mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.123mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 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 ProteinProtein +85.3%
Contains more FatsFats +73.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1085.7%
~equal in Carbs ~22.84g
~equal in Water ~74.91g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Banana
Banana
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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 -65.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +118.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.073g

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.