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Minestrone vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between minestrone and bananas

  • Minestrone is richer in vitamin A, while bananas are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, fiber, potassium, magnesium, and manganese.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 25% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone has 254 times more sodium than bananas. Minestrone has 254mg of sodium, while bananas have 1mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Banana
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 +180%
Contains more IronIron +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +106.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~22mg

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Banana
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 AVitamin A +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1640%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +305.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +138.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +795.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.367mg 25%
Sodium 254mg 1mg 11%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 8.7mg 9%
Fiber 0.4g 2.6g 9%
Potassium 130mg 358mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Carbs 4.66g 22.84g 6%
Magnesium 3mg 27mg 6%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.27mg 5%
Vitamin A 49µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.334mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.073mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.073g 3%
Calories 34kcal 89kcal 3%
Copper 0.051mg 0.078mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.665mg 2%
Iron 0.38mg 0.26mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Fats 1.04g 0.33g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.032g 1%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.112g 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.15mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 5mg 1%
Protein 1.77g 1.09g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Folate 15µg 20µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.031mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 20.24g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Phosphorus 23mg 22mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Banana
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 +62.4%
Contains more FatsFats +215.2%
Contains more WaterWater +21.9%
Contains more OtherOther +44.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +390.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Banana
Banana
1
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 +806.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +530.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.3%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.