Avocado vs banana

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 63 g of avocado or 103 g of banana. Most of the calories in avocado come from fat. Most of those in banana come from carbohydrate.

More in avocado: total fat, vitamin K, folate (3.3×), fiber (2.4×) and 3 more. More in banana: vitamin C and carbohydrates (4.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Avocado, raw100 cal

62.5 g · 1.3 g protein · 5.3 g carbs (0.41 g sugars) · 9.2 g fat

Banana, raw100 cal

103 g · 0.76 g protein · 23.4 g carbs (16.3 g sugars) · 0.29 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Total fat12% vs <1%

    9.2 g vs 0.29 g

  • Vitamin K11% vs <1%

    13.1 µg vs 0.1 µg

  • Folate13% vs 4%

    50.6 µg vs 15.5 µg

  • Fiber15% vs 6%

    4.2 g vs 1.8 g

  • Vitamin E9% vs 1%

    1.3 mg vs 0.1 mg

  • Vitamin C7% vs 14%

    6.3 mg vs 12.4 mg

  • Carbohydrates2% vs 9%

    5.3 g vs 23.4 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)6% vs 0%

    0.081 mg vs 0 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit7% vs 1%

    1.3 g vs 0.12 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein1.3 g · 0.76 g3%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit4.4 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Potassium303 mg · 336 mg6%·7%
  • Calcium7.5 mg · 5.2 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.34 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
  • Magnesium18.1 mg · 28.9 mg4%·7%
  • Phosphorus32.5 mg · 22.7 mg3%·2%
  • Zinc0.4 mg · 0.16 mg4%·1%
  • Copper0.12 mg · 0.1 mg13%·12%
  • Selenium0.25 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin A4.4 µg · 1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.042 mg · 0.056 mg3%·5%
  • Niacin (B3)1.1 mg · 0.67 mg7%·4%
  • Vitamin B60.16 mg · 0.22 mg9%·13%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline8.9 mg · 10.1 mg2%·2%

From USDA FoodData Central: Avocado, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709223), Banana, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709224). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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