Banana chips vs. Granola bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between banana chips and granola bars

Banana chips have more fats and vitamin B6; however, granola bars are higher in phosphorus, selenium, iron, copper, protein, and vitamin B1.
Banana chips cover your daily saturated fat needs 133% more than granola bars.
Granola bars contain 3 times less vitamin B6 than banana chips. Banana chips contain 0.26mg of vitamin B6, while granola bars contain 0.085mg.
Granola bars have less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, banana chips and Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain.

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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 chips

Granola bars

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+238.9%
Contains more IronIron	+136%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+170.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+394.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+980%

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 chips

Granola bars

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+205.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+770.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+210.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+122.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1023.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+64.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	28.97g	2.37g	121%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.63g	12.05g	76%
Phosphorus	56mg	277mg	32%
Selenium	1.5µg	16.2µg	27%
Fats	33.6g	19.8g	21%
Iron	1.25mg	2.95mg	21%
Copper	0.205mg	0.392mg	21%
Protein	2.3g	10.1g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.085mg	0.264mg	15%
Sodium	6mg	294mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.085mg	13%
Zinc	0.75mg	2.03mg	12%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	2.09mg	12%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	14.6µg	11%
Fiber	7.7g	5.3g	10%
Manganese	1.56mg	1.777mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.119mg	8%
Vitamin C	6.3mg	0.9mg	6%
Potassium	536mg	336mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	1.95g	4.38g	6%
Magnesium	76mg	97mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.71mg	1.581mg	5%
Calcium	18mg	61mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.813mg	4%
Calories	519kcal	471kcal	2%
Carbs	58.4g	64.4g	2%
Folate	14µg	23µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	0.44g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	2257kcal	466kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.09	6.9	N/A
Net carbs	50.7g	59.1g	N/A
Sugar	35.34g	28.57g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	2µg	0%
Choline	21.3mg	22mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.177mg	0%
Threonine	0.076mg	0.264mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.074mg	0.352mg	0%
Leucine	0.158mg	0.724mg	0%
Lysine	0.107mg	0.4mg	0%
Methionine	0.024mg	0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.086mg	0.479mg	0%
Valine	0.104mg	0.508mg	0%
Histidine	0.18mg	0.216mg	0%