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Pastry vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pastry and bananas?

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin K, yet bananas are higher in vitamin B6.
  • Pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 48% more.
  • Pastry has 249 times more sodium than bananas. While pastry has 249mg of sodium, bananas have only 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of bananas is lower.

We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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.
Pastry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
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 +100%
Contains more IronIron +884.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +253.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2320%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +486.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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.
Pastry
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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 0% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
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 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +287.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +526.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3120%
Contains more FolateFolate +290%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1647.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Banana DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 0.33g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.032g 54%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.112g 43%
Selenium 24.2µg 1µg 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.073g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.031mg 31%
Iron 2.56mg 0.26mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.367mg 27%
Calories 551kcal 89kcal 23%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.665mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.073mg 16%
Folate 78µg 20µg 15%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 0.5µg 13%
Protein 7.3g 1.09g 12%
Sodium 249mg 1mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Potassium 61mg 358mg 9%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.27mg 9%
Carbs 45.1g 22.84g 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.334mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 22mg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 2.6g 4%
Copper 0.114mg 0.078mg 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.15mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.1mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 27mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 6.4mg 9.8mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 5mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 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 +569.7%
Contains more FatsFats +11445.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.5%
Contains more OtherOther +20.5%
Contains more WaterWater +781.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 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 +67390.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6604.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.