Shallot vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between shallots and bananas?
- Shallots are richer than bananas in iron and phosphorus.
- Shallots' daily need coverage for iron is 12% more.
- Shallots have 7 times more calcium than bananas. While shallots have 37mg of calcium, bananas have only 5mg.
- The amount of sugar in shallots is lower.
- The glycemic index of shallots is lower.
We used Shallots, 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +640% |
Contains more IronIron | +361.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +12.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +166.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +172.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +20% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +28.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -91.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +93.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +60% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +70% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +150% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +265% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +232.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +15.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 1.2mg | 0.26mg | 12% |
Fructose | 4.85g | 6% | |
Phosphorus | 60mg | 22mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.073mg | 4% |
Folate | 34µg | 20µg | 4% |
Protein | 2.5g | 1.09g | 3% |
Calcium | 37mg | 5mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.2mg | 0.665mg | 3% |
Carbs | 16.8g | 22.84g | 2% |
Fiber | 3.2g | 2.6g | 2% |
Zinc | 0.4mg | 0.15mg | 2% |
Starch | 5.38g | 2% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.06mg | 0.031mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.345mg | 0.367mg | 2% |
Calories | 72kcal | 89kcal | 1% |
Vitamin C | 8mg | 8.7mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 21mg | 27mg | 1% |
Potassium | 334mg | 358mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.088mg | 0.078mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.292mg | 0.27mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.29mg | 0.334mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.1g | 0.33g | 0% |
Net carbs | 13.6g | 20.24g | N/A |
Sugar | 7.87g | 12.23g | N/A |
Sodium | 12mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 3µg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Selenium | 1.2µg | 1µg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.8µg | 0.5µg | 0% |
Choline | 11.3mg | 9.8mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.017g | 0.112g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.014g | 0.032g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.039g | 0.073g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.028mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.098mg | 0.028mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.106mg | 0.028mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.149mg | 0.068mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.125mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.027mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.081mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.11mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.043mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +129.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +230% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +36% |
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Water
~74.91g
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Other
~0.83g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +128.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +87.2% |