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Banana vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and lime different?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bananas is 25% higher.
  • Bananas contain 34 times more manganese than lime. While bananas contain 0.27mg of manganese, lime contains only 0.008mg.
  • Lime has less sugar.
  • Lime has a lower glycemic index (32) than bananas (48).

Bananas, raw and Limes, raw are the varieties used 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.
Banana
Banana
8
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%
Lime
Lime
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251%
Contains more CopperCopper +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +560%
Contains more IronIron +130.8%

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.
Banana
Banana
6
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%
Lime
Lime
3
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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +265%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +232.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +753.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +234.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.043mg 25%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 29.1mg 23%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.008mg 11%
Potassium 358mg 102mg 8%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 6mg 5%
Carbs 22.84g 10.54g 4%
Iron 0.26mg 0.6mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.02mg 4%
Calories 89kcal 30kcal 3%
Calcium 5mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.2mg 3%
Folate 20µg 8µg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.217mg 2%
Protein 1.09g 0.7g 1%
Fiber 2.6g 2.8g 1%
Copper 0.078mg 0.065mg 1%
Phosphorus 22mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.22mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Choline 9.8mg 5.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.2g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 817kcal 429kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 112g 333g N/A
Fats 0.33g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 1.69g N/A
Zinc 0.15mg 0.11mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
4
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Lime
Lime
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.7%
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116.7%
Contains more OtherOther +176.7%
Contains more WaterWater +17.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
2
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Lime
Lime
1
23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.4%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients
  2. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.