Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
banana
versus
cooked
chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in banana and chicken:
Chicken is high in calories and banana has 53% less calories than chicken - chicken has 189 calories per 100 grams and banana has 89 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, banana is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken per calorie. Banana has a macronutrient ratio of 5:93:3 and for chicken, 49:0:51 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Banana | Chicken | |
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Protein | 5% | 49% |
Carbohydrates | 93% | ~ |
Fat | 3% | 51% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken has signficantly less carbohydrates than banana - banana has 22.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Banana is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken - banana has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken has less sugar than banana - banana has 12.2g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken is an excellent source of protein and it has 20 times more protein than banana - chicken has 23.3g of protein per 100 grams and banana has 1.1g of protein.
Banana has 26.7 times less saturated fat than chicken - chicken has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and banana has 0.11g of saturated fat.
Both chicken and banana are low in trans fat - chicken has 0.09g of trans fat per 100 grams and banana does not contain significant amounts.
Banana has signficantly less cholesterol than chicken - chicken has 107mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and banana does not contain significant amounts.
Banana has signficantly more Vitamin C than chicken - banana has 8.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Banana and chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - banana has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken and banana contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken has 0.39mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and banana has 0.1mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken and banana contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken has 2.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and banana has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Chicken has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12, however, banana contains more folate. Both banana and chicken contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6.
Banana | Chicken | |
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Thiamin | 0.031 MG | 0.121 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.073 MG | 0.302 MG |
Niacin | 0.665 MG | 7.107 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.334 MG | 1.327 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.367 MG | 0.538 MG |
Folate | 20 UG | 2 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.51 UG |
Chicken and banana contain similar amounts of calcium - chicken has 8mg of calcium per 100 grams and banana has 5mg of calcium.
Chicken has 258% more iron than banana - chicken has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and banana has 0.26mg of iron.
Both chicken and banana are high in potassium. Chicken has 89% more potassium than banana - chicken has 677mg of potassium per 100 grams and banana has 358mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA), DHA and DPA than banana per 100 grams.
Banana | Chicken | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.027 G | 0.1 G |
DHA | ~ | 0.031 G |
EPA | ~ | 0.008 G |
DPA | ~ | 0.016 G |
Total | 0.027 G | 0.155 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken has more linoleic acid than banana per 100 grams.
Banana | Chicken | |
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linoleic acid | 0.046 G | 1.818 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.02 G |
Total | 0.046 G | 1.838 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||