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Orange vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between oranges and bananas

  • Oranges are richer in vitamin C, while bananas are higher in vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium.
  • Oranges cover your daily vitamin C needs 49% more than bananas.
  • Oranges have 8 times more calcium than bananas. Oranges have 40mg of calcium, while bananas have 5mg.
  • Oranges are lower in sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties and Bananas, 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.
Orange
Orange
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.8%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +980%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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.
Orange
Orange
5
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 177% 0% 3.7% 3.6% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23%
Banana
Banana
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +511.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +180.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +511.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53.2mg 8.7mg 49%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.367mg 24%
Manganese 0.025mg 0.27mg 11%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Potassium 181mg 358mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.031mg 5%
Carbs 11.75g 22.84g 4%
Magnesium 10mg 27mg 4%
Calcium 40mg 5mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.078mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.073mg 3%
Folate 30µg 20µg 3%
Calories 47kcal 89kcal 2%
Iron 0.1mg 0.26mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 0.665mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.334mg 2%
Fiber 2.4g 2.6g 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.15mg 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1µg 1%
Protein 0.94g 1.09g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 1.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 500kcal 817kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 213g 112g N/A
Fats 0.12g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 9.35g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 9.35g 12.23g N/A
Sodium 0mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.5µg 0%
Choline 8.4mg 9.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.015g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.025g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Orange
Orange
1
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16%
Contains more FatsFats +175%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94.4%
Contains more OtherOther +88.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Orange
Orange
1
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +192%

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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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.