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Almonds vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between almonds and bananas

  • Almonds are higher than bananas in vitamin E, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, fats, phosphorus, magnesium, protein, iron, and fiber.
  • Almonds' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 170% higher.
  • Almonds have 151 times more fats than bananas. While almonds have 49.93g of fats, bananas have only 0.33g.
  • Almonds have a lower glycemic index (0) than bananas (48).

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, almonds and Bananas, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 193% 81% 65% 139% 344% 85% 206% 0.13% 284% 22%
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 +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.7%
Contains more IronIron +1326.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1221.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1980%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2086.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +707%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +310%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 513% 51% 263% 68% 28% 32% 0% 0% 33%
Banana
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 0% 1% 2% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25530%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +561.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1458.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +444.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +167.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Almonds Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin E 25.63mg 0.1mg 170%
Copper 1.031mg 0.078mg 106%
Manganese 2.179mg 0.27mg 83%
Vitamin B2 1.138mg 0.073mg 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.329g 0.073g 82%
Monounsaturated fat 31.551g 0.032g 79%
Fats 49.93g 0.33g 76%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 12.32g 72%
Phosphorus 481mg 22mg 66%
Magnesium 270mg 27mg 58%
Iron 3.71mg 0.26mg 43%
Protein 21.15g 1.09g 40%
Fiber 12.5g 2.6g 40%
Zinc 3.12mg 0.15mg 27%
Calcium 269mg 5mg 26%
Calories 579kcal 89kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 3.618mg 0.665mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.137mg 0.367mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.802g 0.112g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.205mg 0.031mg 15%
Potassium 733mg 358mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Choline 52.1mg 9.8mg 8%
Selenium 4.1µg 1µg 6%
Folate 44µg 20µg 6%
Fructose 0.11g 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.471mg 0.334mg 3%
Starch 0.72g 5.38g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 3.7g 1.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 274kcal 817kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 17g 112g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 12 0.94 N/A
Net carbs 9.05g 20.24g N/A
Carbs 21.55g 22.84g 0%
Sugar 4.35g 12.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.015g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.211mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.601mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.751mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 1.473mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.568mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.157mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.132mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.855mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.539mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.003g 0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 50% 22% 4% 3%
Protein: 21.15 g
Fats: 49.93 g
Carbs: 21.55 g
Water: 4.41 g
Other: 2.96 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 +1840.4%
Contains more FatsFats +15030.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1598.6%
~equal in Carbs ~22.84g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 66% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.802 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 31.551 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.329 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 +98496.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16789%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 78% 3% 2%
Starch: 0.72 g
Sucrose: 3.95 g
Glucose: 0.17 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.04 g
Galactose: 0.07 g
Banana
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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 SucroseSucrose +65.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +300%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +647.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2829.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +4309.1%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Almonds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170567/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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