Banana vs. Persimmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between bananas and persimmon

Bananas have less vitamin C and iron.
Persimmon covers your daily vitamin C needs 64% more than bananas.
The glycemic index of persimmon is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bananas, raw and Persimmons, native, 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.

Banana

Persimmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+440%
Contains more IronIron	+861.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.2%

~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.

Banana

Persimmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+658.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	8.7mg	66mg	64%
Iron	0.26mg	2.5mg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.367mg		28%
Manganese	0.27mg		12%
Fiber	2.6g		10%
Copper	0.078mg		9%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg		7%
Magnesium	27mg		6%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg		6%
Fructose	4.85g		6%
Folate	20µg		5%
Carbs	22.84g	33.5g	4%
Vitamin B3	0.665mg		4%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg		3%
Calories	89kcal	127kcal	2%
Calcium	5mg	27mg	2%
Starch	5.38g		2%
Selenium	1µg		2%
Choline	9.8mg		2%
Protein	1.09g	0.8g	1%
Potassium	358mg	310mg	1%
Zinc	0.15mg		1%
Phosphorus	22mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.112g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	0.63g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	817kcal	1588kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	79g	N/A
Fats	0.33g	0.4g	0%
Net carbs	20.24g	33.5g	N/A
Sugar	12.23g		N/A
Sodium	1mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg		0%
Vitamin K	0.5µg		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.032g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.073g		0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.014mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.028mg	0.035mg	0%
Leucine	0.068mg	0.058mg	0%
Lysine	0.05mg	0.045mg	0%
Methionine	0.008mg	0.007mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.049mg	0.036mg	0%
Valine	0.047mg	0.042mg	0%
Histidine	0.077mg	0.016mg	0%