Banana vs apple

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 103 g of banana or 164 g of apple. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in banana: vitamin B6 (4.4×), copper (2.1×), vitamin C and magnesium (3.5×). More in apple: riboflavin and fiber. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Banana, raw100 cal

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

Apple, raw100 cal

164 g · 0.28 g protein · 24.3 g carbs (19.8 g sugars) · 0.25 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Vitamin B60.22 mg · 0.049 mg
    13%3%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0.11 mg
    0%9%
  • Copper0.1 mg · 0.049 mg
    12%5%
  • Fiber1.8 g · 3.4 g
    6%12%
  • Vitamin C12.4 mg · 7.5 mg
    14%8%
  • Magnesium28.9 mg · 8.2 mg
    7%2%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein0.76 g · 0.28 g2%·1%
  • Total fat0.29 g · 0.25 g<1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.12 g · 0.046 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates23.4 g · 24.3 g9%·9%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium336 mg · 170 mg7%·4%
  • Calcium5.2 mg · 8.2 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0 mg · 0.049 mg0%·<1%
  • Phosphorus22.7 mg · 14.8 mg2%·1%
  • Zinc0.16 mg · 0.033 mg1%·<1%
  • Selenium0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin A1 µg · 4.9 µg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.1 mg · 0.3 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 3.6 µg<1%·3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.056 mg · 0.016 mg5%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.67 mg · 0.15 mg4%·1%
  • Folate15.5 µg · 0 µg4%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline10.1 mg · 5.6 mg2%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Banana, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709224), Apple, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709215). 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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