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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +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%
~equal in Potassium ~358mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.27mg

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~8.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.367mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Banana 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 +129.4%
Contains more FatsFats +230%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36%
~equal in Water ~74.91g
~equal in Other ~0.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +128.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.2%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.