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Veggie burger vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between veggie burgers and bananas?

  • Veggie burgers are richer than bananas in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Veggie burgers' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 218% more.
  • The amount of sodium in bananas is lower.
  • The glycemic index of bananas is lower.

We used Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared 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 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +107.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2620%
Contains more IronIron +826.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +740%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +836.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +252.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Potassium ~358mg

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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
Banana
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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 EVitamin E +130%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8451.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +234.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +464.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +740%
Contains more FolateFolate +520%
Contains more CholineCholine +98%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +93.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0.031mg 218%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 0µg 84%
Selenium 22.6µg 1µg 39%
Manganese 0.951mg 0.27mg 30%
Protein 15.7g 1.09g 29%
Iron 2.41mg 0.26mg 27%
Folate 124µg 20µg 26%
Phosphorus 206mg 22mg 26%
Sodium 569mg 1mg 25%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 0.665mg 19%
Copper 0.2mg 0.078mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 0.073g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.073mg 13%
Calcium 136mg 5mg 13%
Zinc 1.26mg 0.15mg 10%
Fiber 4.9g 2.6g 9%
Fats 6.3g 0.33g 9%
Magnesium 56mg 27mg 7%
Fructose 0.13g 4.85g 6%
Saturated fat 1.44g 0.112g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.367mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 8.7mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 0.032g 4%
Calories 177kcal 89kcal 4%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 0.5µg 3%
Carbs 14.27g 22.84g 3%
Choline 19.4mg 9.8mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.1mg 1%
Potassium 333mg 358mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0.334mg 1%
Net carbs 9.37g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 1.07g 12.23g N/A
Starch 5.78g 5.38g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 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 +1340.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1809.1%
Contains more OtherOther +203.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.1%
Contains more WaterWater +22.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 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 +5456.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2671.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
84% 9% 4% 2%
Starch: 5.78 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.26 g
Fructose: 0.13 g
Lactose: 0.06 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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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 LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +285.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1815.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +3630.8%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~5.38g
~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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.