Banana vs Sweet potato: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Banana has 89 kcal and Sweet potato has 86 kcal, so Sweet potato has 3% fewer calories.

Relative to calories, Sweet potato is the better protein source (1.83 g vs 1.22 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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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.
Sweet Potato
Serving size:
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one sweet potato (230g)cup, cubes (150g)cup, mashed (210g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

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Total Fat g
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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: 

* 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 Sweet Potato 100g Compare


per 100gBananaSweet potato
Calories89 86
Carbohydrates22.84 g20.12 g
Fat0.33 g0.05 g
Saturated fat0.11 g0.02 g
Dietary fiber2.6 g3 g
Protein1.09 g1.57 g
Water74.91 g77.28 g
Calcium5 mg30 mg
Iron0.26 mg0.61 mg
Magnessium27 mg25 mg
Potassium358 mg337 mg
Sodium1 mg55 mg
Vitaminium A64 IU14187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.031 mg0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.073 mg0.061 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.665 mg0.557 mg
Vitaminium B50.334 mg0.8 mg
Vitaminium B60.367 mg0.209 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.02 µg0.011 µg
Vitaminium C8.7 mg2.4 mg
Vitaminium E0.1 mg0.26 mg
Vitaminium K0.001 µg0.002 µg
Beta karoten26 µg8509 µg

More Calories in Banana

At first glance, you can see that in banana is just a little more calories than in sweet potato.

Banana has 89 kcal per 100g and sweet potato 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 3%.

In banana and in sweet potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare banana with sweet potato in details.

Banana 100g

89kcal

Calories source

  • 93% CARBS.
  • 4% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 92% CARBS
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT

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.