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

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A recap on the differences between granola bars and banana chips

Granola bars have more phosphorus, selenium, iron, copper, protein, and vitamin B1; however, banana chips are higher in fats and vitamin B6.
Banana chips cover your daily saturated fat needs 133% more than granola bars.
Banana chips contain 49 times less sodium than granola bars. Granola bars contain 294mg of sodium, while banana chips contain 6mg.

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

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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.

Granola bars

Banana chips

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%

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

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.

Granola bars

Banana chips

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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