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Granola bars vs. Banana chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between granola bars and banana chips

  • Granola bars have more phosphorus, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin E, and zinc; however, banana chips are higher in vitamin B6.
  • Banana chips cover your daily saturated fat needs 133% more than granola bars.
  • Banana chips contain 49 times less sodium than granola bars. Granola bars contain 294mg of sodium, while banana chips contain 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 18% 30% 111% 131% 55% 119% 38% 232% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 5.4% 47% 47% 68% 20% 24% 0.78% 203% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +238.9%
Contains more IronIron +136%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +170.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +394.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +980%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%

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 3% 0.67% 42% 0% 66% 27% 30% 49% 20% 0% 37% 17% 12%
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 21% 1.3% 4.8% 0% 21% 3.9% 13% 37% 60% 0% 3.3% 11% 12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +770.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1023.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~21.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Granola bars Banana chips DV% diff.
Saturated fat 2.37g 28.97g 121%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.05g 0.63g 76%
Phosphorus 277mg 56mg 32%
Selenium 16.2µg 1.5µg 27%
Copper 0.392mg 0.205mg 21%
Iron 2.95mg 1.25mg 21%
Fats 19.8g 33.6g 21%
Protein 10.1g 2.3g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.264mg 0.085mg 15%
Sodium 294mg 6mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.26mg 13%
Zinc 2.03mg 0.75mg 12%
Vitamin E 2.09mg 0.24mg 12%
Vitamin K 14.6µg 1.3µg 11%
Fiber 5.3g 7.7g 10%
Manganese 1.777mg 1.56mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.119mg 0.017mg 8%
Potassium 336mg 536mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 4.38g 1.95g 6%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 6.3mg 6%
Magnesium 97mg 76mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.581mg 0.71mg 5%
Calcium 61mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.813mg 0.62mg 4%
Folate 23µg 14µg 2%
Calories 471kcal 519kcal 2%
Carbs 64.4g 58.4g 2%
Net carbs 59.1g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 28.57g 35.34g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 4µg 0%
Choline 22mg 21.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.177mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.264mg 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.352mg 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.724mg 0.158mg 0%
Lysine 0.4mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.479mg 0.086mg 0%
Valine 0.508mg 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.216mg 0.18mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 20% 64% 4% 2%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 19.8 g
Carbs: 64.4 g
Water: 3.9 g
Other: 1.8 g
2% 34% 58% 4%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 33.6 g
Carbs: 58.4 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +339.1%
Contains more OtherOther +28.6%
Contains more FatsFats +69.7%
Contains more WaterWater +10.3%
~equal in Carbs ~58.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.05 g
92% 6% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 28.97 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.63 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +124.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1812.7%

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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. Granola bars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167542/nutrients
  2. Banana chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168849/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.