Banana vs Orange nutrition
Banana has more carbs, calories and sugar. Orange has more calcium and Vitamin C.
- Banana100 g
- Orange100 g
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Exact amounts and % Daily Value
| Nutrient | Banana | Orange | Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 89 kcal (4%) | 47 kcal (2%) | 2,000 kcal |
| Protein | 1.1 g (2%) | 0.94 g (2%) | 50 g |
| Fat | 0.33 g (<1%) | 0.12 g (<1%) | 78 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.11 g (<1%) | 0.01 g (<1%) | 20 g |
| Carbs | 22.8 g (8%) | 11.8 g (4%) | 275 g |
| Fiber | 2.6 g (9%) | 2.4 g (9%) | 28 g |
| Sugar | 12.2 g | 9.3 g | none set |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg (0%) | 0 mg (0%) | 300 mg |
| Salt (sodium) | 1 mg (<1%) | 0 mg (0%) | 2,300 mg |
| Potassium | 358 mg (8%) | 181 mg (4%) | 4,700 mg |
| Calcium | 5 mg (<1%) | 40 mg (3%) | 1,300 mg |
| Iron | 0.26 mg (1%) | 0.1 mg (<1%) | 18 mg |
| Magnesium | 27 mg (6%) | 10 mg (2%) | 420 mg |
| Vitamin A | 3 µg (<1%) | 11 µg (1%) | 900 µg |
| Vitamin C | 8.7 mg (10%) | 53.2 mg (59%) | 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 orange as USDA FoodData Central lists them: “Bananas, raw” (FDC 173944) and “Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties” (FDC 169097). All figures start from 100 grams of the edible part.
Per 100 grams
Per 100 grams, banana has more calories (89 vs 47 kcal, 1.9 times as much), protein (1.1 vs 0.94 g), fat (0.33 vs 0.12 g, 2.8 times as much), saturated fat (0.11 vs 0.01 g, about 11 times as much), carbohydrate (22.8 vs 11.8 g, 1.9 times as much), fiber (2.6 vs 2.4 g), sugars (12.2 vs 9.3 g), sodium (1 vs 0 mg, against none), potassium (358 vs 181 mg, 2.0 times as much), iron (0.26 vs 0.1 mg, 2.6 times as much) and magnesium (27 vs 10 mg, 2.7 times as much). Orange has more calcium (40 vs 5 mg, 8.0 times as much), vitamin A (11 vs 3 µg, 3.7 times as much) and vitamin C (53.2 vs 8.7 mg, 6.1 times as much). They are within 3% of each other for cholesterol.
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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 cup, sections of orange (180 g). The orange serving is 1.5 times as heavy, so per serving its numbers grow relative to the other. Switching to servings changes the leader for protein (now orange), fiber (now orange) and sugars (now orange). One serving is 105 kcal of banana against 84.6 kcal of orange.
For the same calories
To get 100 kcal you would eat 112 g of banana or 213 g of orange. At that equal energy, banana carries 1.2 g of protein and orange 2 g. Fiber per 100 kcal is 2.9 g against 5.1 g. Measured per 100 kcal instead of per 100 g, the larger amount moves for protein (to orange), fiber (to orange) and sugars (to orange).
Where the calories come from
Roughly, 4% of the energy in banana comes from protein, 3% from fat and 93% from carbohydrate; for orange it is 7%, 2% and 91%. 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 cup, sections of orange reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in vitamin C (106%), fiber (15%) and carbohydrate (8%). 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.