Banana vs Apple nutrition
Banana has more protein, calories and carbs than Apple.
- Banana100 g
- Apple100 g
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Exact amounts and % Daily Value
| Nutrient | Banana | Apple | Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 89 kcal (4%) | 52 kcal (3%) | 2,000 kcal |
| Protein | 1.1 g (2%) | 0.26 g (<1%) | 50 g |
| Fat | 0.33 g (<1%) | 0.17 g (<1%) | 78 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.11 g (<1%) | 0.03 g (<1%) | 20 g |
| Carbs | 22.8 g (8%) | 13.8 g (5%) | 275 g |
| Fiber | 2.6 g (9%) | 2.4 g (9%) | 28 g |
| Sugar | 12.2 g | 10.4 g | none set |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg (0%) | 0 mg (0%) | 300 mg |
| Salt (sodium) | 1 mg (<1%) | 1 mg (<1%) | 2,300 mg |
| Potassium | 358 mg (8%) | 107 mg (2%) | 4,700 mg |
| Calcium | 5 mg (<1%) | 6 mg (<1%) | 1,300 mg |
| Iron | 0.26 mg (1%) | 0.12 mg (<1%) | 18 mg |
| Magnesium | 27 mg (6%) | 5 mg (1%) | 420 mg |
| Vitamin A | 3 µg (<1%) | 3 µg (<1%) | 900 µg |
| Vitamin C | 8.7 mg (10%) | 4.6 mg (5%) | 90 mg |
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How the numbers are taken. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible part, from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, public domain), in the state named — raw, boiled, roasted and so on. Percentages use the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; your own needs can be different. This site compares amounts — it does not give diet or medical advice. Sources and limits.
What is being compared
This page compares banana and apple as USDA FoodData Central lists them: “Bananas, raw” (FDC 173944) and “Apples, raw, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)” (FDC 171688). All figures start from 100 grams of the edible part.
Per 100 grams
Per 100 grams, banana has more calories (89 vs 52 kcal, 1.7 times as much), protein (1.1 vs 0.26 g, 4.2 times as much), fat (0.33 vs 0.17 g, 1.9 times as much), saturated fat (0.11 vs 0.03 g, 3.7 times as much), carbohydrate (22.8 vs 13.8 g, 1.7 times as much), fiber (2.6 vs 2.4 g), sugars (12.2 vs 10.4 g), potassium (358 vs 107 mg, 3.3 times as much), iron (0.26 vs 0.12 mg, 2.2 times as much), magnesium (27 vs 5 mg, 5.4 times as much) and vitamin C (8.7 vs 4.6 mg, 1.9 times as much). Apple has more calcium (6 vs 5 mg). They are within 3% of each other for cholesterol, sodium and vitamin A.
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Per serving
A serving as USDA measures it is 1 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long) of banana (118 g) and 1 medium (3" dia) of apple (182 g). The apple serving is 1.5 times as heavy, so per serving its numbers grow relative to the other. Switching to servings changes the leader for fiber (now apple) and sugars (now apple). One serving is 105 kcal of banana against 94.6 kcal of apple.
For the same calories
To get 100 kcal you would eat 112 g of banana or 192 g of apple. At that equal energy, banana carries 1.2 g of protein and apple 0.5 g. Fiber per 100 kcal is 2.9 g against 4.6 g. Measured per 100 kcal instead of per 100 g, the larger amount moves for carbohydrate (to apple), fiber (to apple) and sugars (to apple).
Where the calories come from
Roughly, 4% of the energy in banana comes from protein, 3% from fat and 93% from carbohydrate; for apple it is 2%, 3% and 96%. These shares use the general 4, 9 and 4 kcal per gram and can differ slightly from USDA's own energy factors.
Against the Daily Value
1 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long) of banana reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in vitamin C (11%), fiber (11%) and carbohydrate (10%); 1 medium (3" dia) of apple reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in fiber (16%), vitamin C (9%) and carbohydrate (9%). Daily Values are the FDA label reference amounts for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; they are a yardstick for reading labels, not a target for any one person.