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Radish vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are radish and bananas different?

  • Radish is higher in vitamin C; however, bananas are richer in vitamin B6 and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bananas is 23% higher.
  • Radish contains 2 times more vitamin C than bananas. While radish contains 14.8mg of vitamin C, bananas contain only 8.7mg.
  • Radish has less sugar.
  • Radish has a lower glycemic index (32) than bananas (48).

Radishes, raw and Bananas, raw are the varieties used 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.
Radish
Radish
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Banana
Banana
6
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 +400%
Contains more IronIron +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +56%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +291.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~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.
Radish
Radish
3
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
Banana
Banana
8
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 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +160%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +158.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +102.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +416.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Radish Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.367mg 23%
Manganese 0.069mg 0.27mg 9%
Vitamin C 14.8mg 8.7mg 7%
Carbs 3.4g 22.84g 6%
Fructose 0.71g 4.85g 5%
Potassium 233mg 358mg 4%
Fiber 1.6g 2.6g 4%
Calories 16kcal 89kcal 4%
Magnesium 10mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0.334mg 3%
Copper 0.05mg 0.078mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 0.665mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.073mg 3%
Calcium 25mg 5mg 2%
Sodium 39mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.031mg 2%
Starch 0g 5.38g 2%
Choline 6.5mg 9.8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Protein 0.68g 1.09g 1%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.15mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.26mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0.5µg 1%
Folate 25µg 20µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 1.8g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 1.86g 12.23g N/A
Phosphorus 20mg 22mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.023mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.02mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.013mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Radish
Radish
1
3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Banana
Banana
4
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +27.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.3%
Contains more FatsFats +230%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +571.8%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Radish
Radish
1
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Banana
Banana
2
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 +88.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Radish
Radish
0
5% 56% 38%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 1.05 g
Fructose: 0.71 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Banana
Banana
5
31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2290%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +374.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +583.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.