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Goji berry vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between goji berries and bananas

  • Goji berries are richer than bananas in iron, vitamin C, fiber, protein, calcium, and carbs.
  • Goji berries cover your daily iron needs 82% more than bananas.
  • Goji berries have 298 times more sodium than bananas. Goji berries have 298mg of sodium, while bananas have 1mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Goji berries, dried and Bananas, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 57% 0% 255% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 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 CalciumCalcium +3700%
Contains more IronIron +2515.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 161% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Banana
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 29% 0% 1% 2% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +456.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goji berry Banana DV% diff.
Iron 6.8mg 0.26mg 82%
Vitamin C 48.4mg 8.7mg 44%
Fiber 13g 2.6g 42%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 28%
Protein 14.26g 1.09g 26%
Calcium 190mg 5mg 19%
Carbs 77.06g 22.84g 18%
Calories 349kcal 89kcal 13%
Sodium 298mg 1mg 13%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Potassium 358mg 11%
Copper 0.078mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Magnesium 27mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 4%
Phosphorus 22mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.112g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.1g 1.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 245kcal 817kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 29g 112g N/A
Fats 0.39g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 64.06g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 45.61g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.358mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.456mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.233mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.271mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.316mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.157mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 77% 8%
Protein: 14.26 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 77.06 g
Water: 7.5 g
Other: 0.79 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 ProteinProtein +1208.3%
Contains more FatsFats +18.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237.4%
Contains more WaterWater +898.8%

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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. Goji berry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173032/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.