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Wafer vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wafer and bananas?

  • Wafer is higher in iron, copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, yet bananas are higher in vitamin B6.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for iron is 47% more.
  • Wafer has 580 times more sodium than bananas. While wafer has 580mg of sodium, bananas have only 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of bananas is lower.

We used Cookies, chocolate wafers 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.
Wafer
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Banana
2
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 +96.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +520%
Contains more IronIron +1442.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +493.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +626.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +157.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +470%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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.
Wafer
9
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% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Banana
2
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 +620%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +554.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +264.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +329.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +380%
Contains more FolateFolate +135%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +619.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Banana DV% diff.
Iron 4.01mg 0.26mg 47%
Copper 0.463mg 0.078mg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.073g 27%
Sodium 580mg 1mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.367mg 24%
Fats 14.2g 0.33g 21%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.112g 19%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.27mg 19%
Calories 433kcal 89kcal 17%
Carbs 72.7g 22.84g 17%
Phosphorus 132mg 22mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.073mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.665mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.031mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0.032g 12%
Protein 6.6g 1.09g 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.15mg 9%
Selenium 5.7µg 1µg 9%
Folate 47µg 20µg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 53mg 27mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Potassium 210mg 358mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.1mg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Fiber 3.4g 2.6g 3%
Calcium 31mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.5µg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Choline 14.3mg 9.8mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.334mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
4
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Banana
1
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 +505.5%
Contains more FatsFats +4203%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +218.3%
Contains more OtherOther +141%
Contains more WaterWater +1564.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
2
32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Banana
1
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 +15103.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5589%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.

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