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Ground beef vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ground beef and bananas

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and choline; however, bananas are higher in manganese.
  • Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 104% more than bananas.
  • The glycemic index of bananas is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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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 +560%
Contains more IronIron +773.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3793.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +654.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1810%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2900%
~equal in Copper ~0.078mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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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 EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +134.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +505.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +480%
Contains more CholineCholine +646.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.15mg 52%
Protein 23.87g 1.09g 46%
Selenium 19.1µg 1µg 33%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.112g 27%
Iron 2.27mg 0.26mg 25%
Fats 15.37g 0.33g 23%
Phosphorus 166mg 22mg 21%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.665mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.032g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 9.8mg 12%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.27mg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.6g 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.073mg 8%
Calories 241kcal 89kcal 8%
Carbs 0g 22.84g 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.367mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.334mg 4%
Folate 7µg 20µg 3%
Sodium 73mg 1mg 3%
Potassium 241mg 358mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.5µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.073g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.031mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 27mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Net carbs 0g 20.24g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 12.23g N/A
Copper 0.079mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
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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 +2089.9%
Contains more FatsFats +4557.6%
Contains more OtherOther +188%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +28.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22781.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +458.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.