Dates vs Bananas: Which Has More Potassium & Better Nutrition?

Per 100 g, Banana has 89 kcal and Dates has 282 kcal, so Banana has 68% fewer calories.

Dates has more protein (2.45 g vs 1.09 g). Dates has more fiber (8 g vs 2.6 g). Dates has more carbohydrates (75 g vs 22.8 g).

Banana - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Banana - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Banana
Serving size:
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one banana (130g)cup, mashed (300g)cup, sliced (150g)
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1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz
Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
Glycemic Index: 60
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Date
Serving size:
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one date (5g)handful (60g)cup (225g)half cup (112.5g)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz
Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
Glycemic Index: 70
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Banana vs Date 100g Compare

per 100g Banana Dates
Calories 89 282
Carbohydrates 22.84 g 75.03 g
Fat 0.33 g 0.39 g
Saturated fat 0.11 g 0.03 g
Dietary fiber 2.6 g 8 g
Protein 1.09 g 2.45 g
Water 74.91 g 20.53 g
Calcium 5 mg 39 mg
Iron 0.26 mg 1.02 mg
Magnessium 27 mg 43 mg
Potassium 358 mg 656 mg
Sodium 1 mg 2 mg
Vitaminium A 64 IU 10 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.031 mg 0.052 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.073 mg 0.066 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.665 mg 1.274 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.334 mg 0.805 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.367 mg 0.165 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.02 µg 0.019 µg
Vitaminium C 8.7 mg 0.4 mg
Vitaminium E 0.1 mg 0.05 mg
Vitaminium K 0.001 µg 0.003 µg
Beta karoten 26 µg 89 µg

Less Calories in Banana

At first glance, you can see that in banana is much less calories than in date.

Banana has 89 kcal per 100g and date 282 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 217%.

In banana and in dactyl most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare banana with date in details.

Banana 100g

89kcal

Calories source

  • 93% CARBS.
  • 4% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT
Banana calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | mashed | cup | sliced

Dates 100g

282kcal

Calories source

  • 96% CARBS
  • 3% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT
Dates calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | handfull | cup | half cup

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.