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Persimmon vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between persimmon and bananas

  • Bananas have less vitamin C and iron.
  • Persimmon covers your daily vitamin C needs 64% more than bananas.
  • Bananas contain 10 times less iron than persimmon. Persimmon contains 2.5mg of iron, while bananas contain 0.26mg.
  • The glycemic index of persimmon is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Persimmons, native, 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 0% 8.1% 27% 94% 0% 0% 11% 0.13% 0% 0%
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 +440%
Contains more IronIron +861.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.5%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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 220% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +658.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Persimmon Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin C 66mg 8.7mg 64%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 28%
Iron 2.5mg 0.26mg 28%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Copper 0.078mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Carbs 33.5g 22.84g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Calcium 27mg 5mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Calories 127kcal 89kcal 2%
Phosphorus 26mg 22mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Protein 0.8g 1.09g 1%
Potassium 310mg 358mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 33.5g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.041mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 64%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 64.4 g
Other: 0.9 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 FatsFats +21.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.3%
Contains more WaterWater +16.3%
~equal in Other ~0.83g

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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. Persimmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169943/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.