Corn vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are corn and bananas different?
- Corn is richer in vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while bananas are higher in vitamin B6.
- Bananas cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 18% more than corn.
- Corn contains 4 times more zinc than bananas. Corn contains 0.62mg of zinc, while bananas contain 0.15mg.
- Corn is lower in sugar.
Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +73.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +313.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +250% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +66.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +64.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +59.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +61.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +400% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +333.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +153.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +137.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +15% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +58.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +11.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +28.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +164% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +25% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.367mg | 18% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.792mg | 0.334mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 77mg | 22mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.683mg | 0.665mg | 6% |
| Protein | 3.41g | 1.09g | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.093mg | 0.031mg | 5% |
| Fructose | 0.79g | 4.85g | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 5.5mg | 8.7mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 218mg | 358mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.62mg | 0.15mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.167mg | 0.27mg | 4% |
| Choline | 29.1mg | 9.8mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.603g | 0.073g | 4% |
| Copper | 0.049mg | 0.078mg | 3% |
| Fats | 1.5g | 0.33g | 2% |
| Iron | 0.45mg | 0.26mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 20.98g | 22.84g | 1% |
| Fiber | 2.4g | 2.6g | 1% |
| Starch | 7.17g | 5.38g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 13µg | 3µg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 1µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.057mg | 0.073mg | 1% |
| Folate | 23µg | 20µg | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.374g | 0.032g | 1% |
| Calories | 96kcal | 89kcal | 0% |
| Net carbs | 18.58g | 20.24g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 26mg | 27mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 5mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4.54g | 12.23g | N/A |
| Sodium | 1mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 0.5µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.197g | 0.112g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.023mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.133mg | 0.028mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.133mg | 0.028mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.358mg | 0.068mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.141mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.069mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.155mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.191mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.091mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +212.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +354.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +18.6% |
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Carbs
~22.84g
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Water
~74.91g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1068.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +726% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -43.1% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more StarchStarch | +33.3% |
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +14.6% |
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +1600% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +492.9% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +513.9% |
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Lactose
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Galactose
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