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Banana vs. Roselle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between bananas and roselle

  • Roselle is higher than bananas in calcium, iron, and magnesium.
  • Roselle's daily need coverage for calcium is 21% higher.
  • Bananas have 2 times more potassium than roselle. While bananas have 358mg of potassium, roselle has only 208mg.

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

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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
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 65% 18% 56% 0% 0% 16% 0.78% 0% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4200%
Contains more IronIron +469.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.2%

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
8
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%
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 40% 0% 4.7% 0% 2.8% 6.5% 5.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +114.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Roselle DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 28%
Calcium 5mg 215mg 21%
Iron 0.26mg 1.48mg 15%
Manganese 0.27mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Copper 0.078mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Magnesium 27mg 51mg 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 12mg 4%
Carbs 22.84g 11.31g 4%
Potassium 358mg 208mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.028mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 49kcal 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Phosphorus 22mg 37mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.011mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.31mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 14µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1%
Protein 1.09g 0.96g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.2g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 817kcal 510kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 112g 204g N/A
Fats 0.33g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 11.31g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
3
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
11% 87%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 11.31 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.9%
Contains more OtherOther +62.7%
Contains more FatsFats +93.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15.6%

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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. Roselle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168170/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.