Avocado vs banana

In short

One serving each: 240 calories in avocado (1 cup, 150 g), 122 calories in banana (1 banana, 126 g). Most of the calories in avocado come from fat. Most of those in banana come from carbohydrate.

More in avocado: fiber (4.7×), total fat, vitamin K, folate (6.4×) and 11 more. More in banana: carbohydrates (2.2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Avocado, raw240 cal

1 cup (150 g) · 3 g protein · 12.8 g carbs (0.99 g sugars) · 22 g fat

Banana, raw122 cal

1 banana (126 g) · 0.93 g protein · 28.6 g carbs (19.9 g sugars) · 0.35 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%

Fiber10.1 g · 2.1 g
36%8%
Total fat22 g · 0.35 g
28%<1%
Vitamin K31.5 µg · 0.13 µg
26%<1%
Folate122 µg · 18.9 µg
30%5%
Vitamin E3.1 mg · 0.13 mg
21%1%
Copper0.28 mg · 0.13 mg
32%14%
Saturated fatlimit3.2 g · 0.14 g
16%1%
Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg · 0 mg
15%0%
Niacin (B3)2.6 mg · 0.82 mg
16%5%
Vitamin B60.39 mg · 0.27 mg
23%16%
Zinc0.96 mg · 0.2 mg
9%2%
Potassium728 mg · 411 mg
15%9%
Carbohydrates12.8 g · 28.6 g
5%10%
Iron0.82 mg · 0 mg
5%0%
Protein3 g · 0.93 g
6%2%
Phosphorus78 mg · 27.7 mg
6%2%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
Sodiumlimit10.5 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
Calcium18 mg · 6.3 mg1%·<1%
Magnesium43.5 mg · 35.3 mg10%·8%
Selenium0.6 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
Vitamin A10.5 µg · 1.3 µg1%·<1%
Vitamin C15 mg · 15.1 mg17%·17%
Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Thiamin (B1)0.1 mg · 0.068 mg8%·6%
Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Choline21.3 mg · 12.3 mg4%·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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