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Meatball vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between meatball and bananas

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, zinc, folate, and choline; however, bananas are richer in vitamin B6.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 76% more.
  • Bananas contain less sodium.
  • Bananas have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bananas is 48, while the glycemic index of meatball is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Meatballs, meatless 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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Banana
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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 +400%
Contains more IronIron +730.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +805.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1463.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%

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% 0% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
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 EVitamin E +1630%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2925.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +290%
Contains more CholineCholine +802%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.031mg 76%
Copper 0.706mg 0.078mg 70%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 22mg 46%
Protein 21g 1.09g 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.073g 31%
Sodium 550mg 1mg 24%
Iron 2.16mg 0.26mg 24%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.15mg 15%
Folate 78µg 20µg 15%
Choline 88.4mg 9.8mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.367mg 13%
Fats 9g 0.33g 13%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.665mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.073mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.1mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Fiber 4.6g 2.6g 8%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.112g 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Calories 197kcal 89kcal 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.032g 5%
Potassium 180mg 358mg 5%
Carbs 8g 22.84g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.334mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 27mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Calcium 25mg 5mg 2%
Net carbs 3.4g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 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 ProteinProtein +1826.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2627.3%
Contains more OtherOther +381.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185.5%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 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 +6737.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6291.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/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.