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Bananas vs Bacon
CALORIC DENSITY
Bananas, raw
Bacon, pork, cured, ckd, brld, pan-fried or rstd, red na
0.89
5.41
9040
43378

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Bananas
Bacon
Protein = 2g
Protein = 14g
Carbohydrates = 51g
Carbohydrates = 1g
Fat = 1g
Fat = 15g
Fiber = 6g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Monounsaturated = 7g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 5g
Nutrient bananas bacon
Protein 2g 14g
Carbohydrate 51g 1g
Fiber 6g 0g
Fat 1g 15g
Monounsat. Fat 0g 15g
Polyunsat. Fat 0g 2g
Saturated Fat 0g 5g
bananas
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 5%
Choline = 11%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin C = 26%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 2%
Vitamin E = 1%
Vitamin K = 1%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientbananasbacon
Choline5%11%
Vitamin A1%1%
Vitamin C26%0%
Vitamin E2%1%
Vitamin K1%0%

Bananas have significantly more Vitamins C than bacon. Bananas are a good source of Vitamin C, Potassium. Bananas are a great source of Vitamin B6. Bacon are a good source of Niacin, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 7%
Vitamin B1 = 15%
Vitamin B2 = 15%
Vitamin B2 = 9%
Vitamin B3 = 13%
Vitamin B3 = 34%
Vitamin B5 = 15%
Vitamin B5 = 9%
Vitamin B6 = 75%
Vitamin B6 = 12%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 23%
Nutrientbananasbacon
Vitamin B17%15%
Vitamin B215%9%
Vitamin B313%34%
Vitamin B515%9%
Vitamin B675%12%
Vitamin B120%23%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 0%
Sodium = 25%
Potassium = 23%
Potassium = 6%
Calcium = 2%
Calcium = 1%
Magnesium = 17%
Magnesium = 3%
Phosphorus = 9%
Phosphorus = 34%
Iron = 10%
Iron = 9%
Manganese = 26%
Manganese = 0%
Selenium = 5%
Selenium = 51%
Copper = 18%
Copper = 6%
Zinc = 4%
Zinc = 14%
Nutrientbananasbacon
Sodium0%25%
Potasium23%6%
Calcium2%1%
Magnesium17%3%
Phosphorus9%34%
Iron10%9%
Manganese26%0%
Selenium5%51%
Copper18%6%
Zinc4%14%

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