Paratha vs. Banana bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between paratha and banana bread

Paratha is higher in manganese, fiber, phosphorus, and copper, yet banana bread is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B2, and selenium.
Paratha covers your daily manganese needs 37% more than banana bread.
Paratha contains 9 times more fiber than banana bread. While paratha contains 9.6g of fiber, banana bread contains only 1.1g.
The amount of saturated fat in banana bread is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, paratha, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine.

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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.

Paratha

Banana bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+164.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+19%
Contains more IronIron	+15%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+134.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+106.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+404.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+70.4%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

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.

Paratha

Banana bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+73.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+230%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.054mg	0.209mg	37%
Fiber	9.6g	1.1g	34%
Saturated fat	5.826g	2.237g	16%
Cholesterol	1mg	43mg	14%
Starch	31.5g		13%
Vitamin A	2µg	106µg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.076mg	0.2mg	10%
Vitamin E	1.35mg		9%
Selenium	7.1µg	12.1µg	9%
Phosphorus	120mg	58mg	9%
Copper	0.146mg	0.072mg	8%
Sodium	452mg	302mg	7%
Folate	10µg	33µg	6%
Magnesium	37mg	14mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.172mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.15mg	5%
Protein	6.36g	4.3g	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.1µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.465mg	0.268mg	4%
Zinc	0.82mg	0.35mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.484g	3.13g	4%
Fats	13.2g	10.5g	4%
Iron	1.61mg	1.4mg	3%
Carbs	45.35g	54.6g	3%
Vitamin K	3.4µg		3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.837g	4.48g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.446mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.7mg	2%
Choline	6.3mg		1%
Calories	326kcal	326kcal	0%
Net carbs	35.75g	53.5g	N/A
Calcium	25mg	21mg	0%
Potassium	139mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	4.15g		N/A
Trans fat	0.034g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.053mg	0%
Threonine		0.15mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.182mg	0%
Leucine		0.327mg	0%
Lysine		0.18mg	0%
Methionine		0.094mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.218mg	0%
Valine		0.209mg	0%
Histidine		0.113mg	0%
Fructose	0.35g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.064g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.386g		N/A