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Groat vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are groat and bananas different?

  • Groat is higher than bananas in copper, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B2, iron, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Groat covers your daily need for copper, 114% more than bananas.
  • Groat contains 16 times more zinc than bananas. Groat contains 2.4mg of zinc, while bananas contain 0.15mg.

Buckwheat and Bananas, raw types were used in this article.

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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.
Groat
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 165% 5.4% 41% 83% 367% 65% 149% 0.13% 170% 45%
Banana
0
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 +755.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.5%
Contains more IronIron +746.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1310.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1477.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +381.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +730%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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.
Groat
5
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% 0% 25% 98% 132% 74% 48% 0% 0% 23% 0%
Banana
6
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 B1Vitamin B1 +225.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +482.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +955.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +269.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Groat Banana DV% diff.
Copper 1.1mg 0.078mg 114%
Magnesium 231mg 27mg 49%
Phosphorus 347mg 22mg 46%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.27mg 45%
Vitamin B3 7.02mg 0.665mg 40%
Fiber 10g 2.6g 30%
Vitamin B2 0.425mg 0.073mg 27%
Protein 13.25g 1.09g 24%
Iron 2.2mg 0.26mg 24%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.15mg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.233mg 0.334mg 18%
Carbs 71.5g 22.84g 16%
Calories 343kcal 89kcal 13%
Selenium 8.3µg 1µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.367mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.039g 0.073g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.031mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Fats 3.4g 0.33g 5%
Folate 30µg 20µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.741g 0.112g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.04g 0.032g 3%
Potassium 460mg 358mg 3%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Calcium 18mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 61.5g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.192mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.506mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.498mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.672mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.172mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.678mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.309mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Groat
4
13% 3% 72% 10% 2%
Protein: 13.25 g
Fats: 3.4 g
Carbs: 71.5 g
Water: 9.75 g
Other: 2.1 g
Banana
1
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 +1115.6%
Contains more FatsFats +930.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +213%
Contains more OtherOther +153%
Contains more WaterWater +668.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Groat
2
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.741 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.039 g
Banana
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1323.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%

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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. Groat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170286/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.