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Vegetable vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between vegetable and bananas

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, and iron; however, bananas have more vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 84% higher.
  • Bananas have 47 times less vitamin K than vegetable. Vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, while bananas have 0.5µg.
  • Vegetable is lower in sugar.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than bananas.

Food types used in this article are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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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 +215.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +226.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +131.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.078mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 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 AVitamin A +7033.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +129%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4600%
Contains more CholineCholine +145.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +171.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +395.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~20µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.367mg 23%
Vitamin A 214µg 3µg 23%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0.5µg 19%
Iron 0.82mg 0.26mg 7%
Fiber 4.4g 2.6g 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 8.7mg 6%
Potassium 169mg 358mg 6%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.27mg 5%
Phosphorus 51mg 22mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.334mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.073mg 4%
Protein 2.86g 1.09g 4%
Choline 24.1mg 9.8mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.031mg 3%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.15mg 3%
Carbs 13.09g 22.84g 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Calcium 25mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.1mg 2%
Sodium 35mg 1mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 27mg 1%
Calories 65kcal 89kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.665mg 1%
Copper 0.083mg 0.078mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1µg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 12.23g N/A
Folate 19µg 20µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +162.4%
Contains more FatsFats +120%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74.5%
Contains more OtherOther +23.9%
~equal in Water ~74.91g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 -72.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +220%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.073g

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.