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Halva vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between halva and bananas?

  • Halva is richer than bananas in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, manganese, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Halva's daily need coverage for copper is 125% more.
  • Halva has 37 times more saturated fat than bananas. While halva has 4.127g of saturated fat, bananas have only 0.112g.

We used Candies, halavah, plain and Bananas, raw types 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.
Halva
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Banana
2
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 +707.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +560%
Contains more IronIron +1642.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1441%
Contains more ZincZinc +2780%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2659.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +223.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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.
Halva
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +1267.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +329.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.367mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Halva Banana DV% diff.
Copper 1.202mg 0.078mg 125%
Phosphorus 607mg 22mg 84%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 0.073g 56%
Iron 4.53mg 0.26mg 53%
Magnesium 218mg 27mg 45%
Zinc 4.32mg 0.15mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.031mg 33%
Fats 21.52g 0.33g 33%
Manganese 0.873mg 0.27mg 26%
Protein 12.49g 1.09g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 0.032g 20%
Selenium 11.5µg 1µg 19%
Calories 469kcal 89kcal 19%
Saturated fat 4.127g 0.112g 18%
Vitamin B3 2.856mg 0.665mg 14%
Carbs 60.49g 22.84g 13%
Folate 65µg 20µg 11%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 8.7mg 10%
Fiber 4.5g 2.6g 8%
Sodium 195mg 1mg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Potassium 187mg 358mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 0.334mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.367mg 1%
Net carbs 55.99g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 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 +1045.9%
Contains more FatsFats +6421.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164.8%
Contains more OtherOther +120.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1941.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25506.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11517.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.