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Margarine vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between margarine and bananas?

  • Margarine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E, yet bananas are higher in vitamin B6, fiber, potassium, vitamin C, copper, and magnesium.
  • Margarine's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 77% more.
  • Margarine has 136 times more saturated fat than bananas. While margarine has 15.189g of saturated fat, bananas have only 0.112g.
  • The glycemic index of margarine is lower.

We used Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1888.9%
Contains more IronIron +333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
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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 AVitamin A +27200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18500%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2791.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3977.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Banana DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 0.073g 162%
Fats 80.71g 0.33g 124%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 0.032g 97%
Vitamin A 819µg 3µg 91%
Vitamin K 93µg 0.5µg 77%
Saturated fat 15.189g 0.112g 69%
Vitamin E 9mg 0.1mg 59%
Calories 717kcal 89kcal 31%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.367mg 28%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Potassium 18mg 358mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2.6g 10%
Copper 0mg 0.078mg 9%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 8.7mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Carbs 0.7g 22.84g 7%
Magnesium 3mg 27mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Folate 1µg 20µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 0.665mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.073mg 3%
Iron 0.06mg 0.26mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.031mg 2%
Protein 0.16g 1.09g 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Phosphorus 5mg 22mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Zinc 0mg 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 0.7g 20.24g N/A
Calcium 3mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0g 12.23g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Trans fat 14.89g 0g N/A
Choline 12.4mg 9.8mg 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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Banana
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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 FatsFats +24357.6%
Contains more OtherOther +130.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +581.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3162.9%
Contains more WaterWater +353.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 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 +121390.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33190.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.