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Prickly pear vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between prickly pear and bananas?

  • Prickly pear is higher in magnesium, vitamin C, and calcium, yet bananas are higher in vitamin B6.
  • Bananas' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 24% more.
  • Prickly pear has 11 times more calcium than bananas. While prickly pear has 56mg of calcium, bananas have only 5mg.
  • The glycemic index of prickly pear is lower.

We used Prickly pears, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 19% 11% 27% 3.3% 10% 0.65% 0% 3.3%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +214.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1020%
Contains more IronIron +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.078mg
~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 47% 0.67% 0% 0% 3.5% 14% 8.6% 0% 14% 0% 0% 4.5% 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 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +511.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.367mg 24%
Magnesium 85mg 27mg 14%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin C 14mg 8.7mg 6%
Calcium 56mg 5mg 5%
Folate 6µg 20µg 4%
Carbs 9.57g 22.84g 4%
Potassium 220mg 358mg 4%
Fiber 3.6g 2.6g 4%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Calories 41kcal 89kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.031mg 1%
Protein 0.73g 1.09g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.073g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.665mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.073mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 20.24g N/A
Iron 0.3mg 0.26mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Copper 0.08mg 0.078mg 0%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.15mg 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 22mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 0.73 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 87.55 g
Other: 1.64 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 FatsFats +54.5%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +97.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 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 -40.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +134.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +191.8%

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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. Prickly pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167750/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.