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Soy milk vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soy milk and bananas

  • Soy milk is richer in selenium, copper, and polyunsaturated fat, while bananas are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, fiber, and potassium.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 22% more than soy milk.
  • Soy milk has 13 times more polyunsaturated fat than bananas. Soy milk has 0.961g of polyunsaturated fat, while bananas have 0.073g.
  • Soy milk is lower in sugar.
  • Bananas have a higher glycemic index (48) than soy milk (37).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified 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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
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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 +400%
Contains more IronIron +146.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +380%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +203.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +140.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +376.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.367mg 22%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Fiber 0.6g 2.6g 8%
Potassium 118mg 358mg 7%
Selenium 4.8µg 1µg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 0.073g 6%
Carbs 6.28g 22.84g 6%
Copper 0.128mg 0.078mg 6%
Iron 0.64mg 0.26mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 22mg 4%
Protein 3.27g 1.09g 4%
Choline 23.6mg 9.8mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 0.5µg 2%
Manganese 0.223mg 0.27mg 2%
Calories 54kcal 89kcal 2%
Sodium 51mg 1mg 2%
Calcium 25mg 5mg 2%
Fats 1.75g 0.33g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.031mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 0.032g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.665mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0.334mg 1%
Folate 18µg 20µg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 20.24g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 3.99g 12.23g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.073mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.112g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
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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 +200%
Contains more FatsFats +430.3%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +263.7%
Contains more OtherOther +27.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1153.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1216.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.4%

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.