Which Is Better Banana or Avocado?
The answer depends on why you’re asking in the first place. The answer also depends on the condition of the person who wishes to pick between the two fruits.
All fruits are good for you, with a significant percentage of them providing vital nutrients otherwise absent or painfully low supply in fast food and processed food items.
There’s a reason why whole food has always been superior to packaged food – processing removes not just vital antioxidants but trace nutrients that have a large impact on people’s health.
But let’s say that you have diabetes, and you have been advised to get too much fruit sugars, as fruit sugar is still a form of sugar. Which fruit is better? If our basis is the carbohydrate content of the fruit, then the better choice would be avocado.
Avocado is a naturally low-carb food item, and it also has plenty of natural oils that help you absorb nutrients and improve your heart health. Bot avocados and bananas are plentiful when it comes to potassium, required for a strong heart.
Avocado is about 100 mg ahead of potassium if we look at the potassium content of 100 grams of ripe banana.
If the fruit’s sugar content is no matter, you can probably eat a bit of both fruits. There is such a thing as overeating, so we advise you against eating too much of any fruit, especially if you have gastric issues like GERD.
How Many Avocados or Bananas Can We Eat Daily?
This is another general question that you can’t answer easily if you don’t have a clear health goal in mind. Let’s say that you want to increase your intake of monounsaturated fats and want to lose weight at the same time.
For weight loss, half an avocado would be good, as well as one ripe banana per meal. Of course, if you are on the keto diet or any low-carb diet, the banana would certainly not be an option because it is naturally rich in fruit sugars. Additionally, it’s hard to eat lots of avocados anyway because this fruit is rich in monounsaturated fats, and people easily become full when eating it.
Banana vs. Avocado Nutrition Facts
| Nutrients | Avocado (100 grams) | Banana (100 grams) |
| Calories | 160 calories | 89 calories |
| Total Fat | 15 g | 0.3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2.1 g | 0.1 g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.8 g | 0.1 g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10 g | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sodium | 7 mg | 1 mg |
| Potassium | 485 mg | 358 mg |
| Total Carbs | 9 g | 23 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g | 2.6 g |
| Sugars | 0.7 g | 12 g |
| Protein | 2 g | 1.1 g |
| Vitamin A | 2% RDA | 1% RDA |
| Calcium | 1% RDA | 0 |
| Vitamin D | 0 | 0 |
| Cobalamin | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin C | 16% | 14% RDA |
| Iron | 3% | 1% RDA |
| Vitamin B6 | 15% | 20% RDA |
| Magnesium | 7% | 6% RDA |
