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Scallion vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between scallion and bananas

  • Scallion is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, folate, and calcium; however, bananas are richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin B5.
  • Scallion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 172% higher.
  • Scallion has 16 times more vitamin A than bananas. While scallion has 997IU of vitamin A, bananas have only 64IU.
  • Scallion has a lower glycemic index (32) than bananas (48).

The food types used in this comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw 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 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
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 +1340%
Contains more IronIron +469.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.078mg

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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 CVitamin C +116.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +41300%
Contains more FolateFolate +220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +345.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +501.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0.5µg 172%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.367mg 24%
Iron 1.48mg 0.26mg 15%
Folate 64µg 20µg 11%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 8.7mg 11%
Calcium 72mg 5mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 3µg 5%
Carbs 7.34g 22.84g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.334mg 5%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.27mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.1mg 3%
Calories 32kcal 89kcal 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.15mg 2%
Potassium 276mg 358mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.031mg 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 22mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Protein 1.83g 1.09g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.665mg 1%
Copper 0.083mg 0.078mg 1%
Sodium 16mg 1mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 9.8mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 12.23g N/A
Fiber 2.6g 2.6g 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 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 +67.9%
Contains more WaterWater +19.9%
Contains more FatsFats +73.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.2%
~equal in Other ~0.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Banana
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.073g

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.