Banana bread vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between banana bread and doughnuts?

Banana bread is higher in vitamin A; however, doughnuts are richer in phosphorus, fats, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
Doughnuts' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 44% more.
Doughnuts contain 27 times less vitamin A than banana bread. Banana bread contains 106µg of vitamin A, while doughnuts contain 4µg.
Doughnuts have less cholesterol.
Banana bread has a lower glycemic index (54) than doughnuts (75).

We used Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) types in this article.

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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.

Banana bread

Doughnuts

Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90.5%
Contains more IronIron	+80.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+348.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+59.3%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

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.

Banana bread

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2550%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+101.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+178.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.237g	11.105g	40%
Phosphorus	58mg	260mg	29%
Fats	10.5g	24.93g	22%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.39mg	18%
Folate	33µg	92µg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Iron	1.4mg	2.53mg	14%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Cholesterol	43mg	10mg	11%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Vitamin A	106µg	4µg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	8.544g	10%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	2.91mg	9%
Sodium	302mg	477mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.301mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.05mg	8%
Vitamin K		9.8µg	8%
Choline		37.3mg	7%
Calories	326kcal	434kcal	5%
Manganese	0.209mg	0.333mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	3.915g	5%
Selenium	12.1µg	10.1µg	4%
Carbs	54.6g	47.06g	3%
Protein	4.3g	5.31g	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	21mg	40mg	2%
Fiber	1.1g	1.7g	2%
Copper	0.072mg	0.09mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.377mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.06µg	2%
Magnesium	14mg	17mg	1%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	758kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	45.36g	N/A
Potassium	134mg	134mg	0%
Sugar		18.15g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.053mg		0%
Threonine	0.15mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg		0%
Leucine	0.327mg		0%
Lysine	0.18mg		0%
Methionine	0.094mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg		0%
Valine	0.209mg		0%
Histidine	0.113mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.004g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A