Potato vs Banana: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Potato has 77 kcal and Banana has 89 kcal, so Potato has 13% fewer calories.

Banana has more carbohydrates (22.8 g vs 17.5 g). Relative to calories, Potato is the better protein source (2.66 g vs 1.22 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

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* 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
Serving size:
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one banana (130g)cup, mashed (300g)cup, sliced (150g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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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.

Potato vs Banana 100g Compare


per 100gPotatoBanana
Calories77 89
Carbohydrates17.49 g22.84 g
Fat0.09 g0.33 g
Saturated fat0.01 g0.11 g
Dietary fiber2.1 g2.6 g
Protein2.05 g1.09 g
Water79.25 g74.91 g
Calcium12 mg5 mg
Iron0.81 mg0.26 mg
Magnessium23 mg27 mg
Potassium425 mg358 mg
Sodium6 mg1 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU64 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.081 mg0.031 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.032 mg0.073 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.061 mg0.665 mg
Vitaminium B50.279 mg0.334 mg
Vitaminium B60.298 mg0.367 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.015 µg0.02 µg
Vitaminium C19.7 mg8.7 mg
Vitaminium E0.01 mg0.1 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.001 µg
Beta karoten4 µg26 µg

Less Calories in Potato

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

Potato has 77 kcal per 100g and banana 89 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 16%.

In potato and in banana most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare potato with banana in details.

Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS.
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT

Banana 100g

89kcal

Calories source

  • 93% CARBS
  • 4% PROTEIN
  • 3% 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.