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Avocados vs Bananas: Nutrient Comparison

Per 100 g, Avocados and Bananas compared on the 31 of 34 nutrients where both records have a usable value. Avocados is higher in 24, Bananas is higher in 4 and 3 are equal. Content in the food is compared, not absorption.

Vitamins

Vitamins per 100 g
Nutrient	Avocados	Bananas	Higher
Vitamin A (RAE / retinol equivalent)	7 µg	1 µg	Avocados
Vitamin C	0 mg	12.3 mg	Bananas
Vitamin D	0 µg	0 µg	Equal
Vitamin E	2.07 mg	0.1 mg	Avocados
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	21 µg	0.1 µg	Avocados
Thiamin (B1)	0.067 mg	0.056 mg	Avocados
Riboflavin (B2)	0.13 mg	0 mg	Avocados
Niacin (B3)	1.74 mg	0.662 mg	Avocados
Pantothenic acid (B5)	1.39 mg	0.334 mg	Avocados
Vitamin B6	0.167 mg	0.209 mg	Bananas
Biotin (B7)	no usable value	0 µg	not compared
Folate (total)	129 µg	14 µg	Avocados
Vitamin B12	0 µg	0 µg	Equal
Choline	14.2 mg	9.8 mg	Avocados

Minerals

Minerals per 100 g
Nutrient	Avocados	Bananas	Higher
Calcium	14.5 mg	5 mg	Avocados
Iron	0.613 mg	no usable value	not compared
Magnesium	32.8 mg	28 mg	Avocados
Phosphorus	42.4 mg	22 mg	Avocados
Potassium	576 mg	326 mg	Avocados
Sodium	0 mg	0 mg	Equal
Zinc	0.46 mg	0.16 mg	Avocados
Copper	0.285 mg	0.101 mg	Avocados
Manganese	0.197 mg	0.258 mg	Bananas
Selenium	0.4 µg	0 µg	Avocados
Iodine	no usable value	0 µg	not compared

Amino acids

Amino acids per 100 g
Nutrient	Avocados	Bananas	Higher
Tryptophan	0.025 g	0.009 g	Avocados
Threonine	0.073 g	0.028 g	Avocados
Isoleucine	0.084 g	0.028 g	Avocados
Leucine	0.143 g	0.068 g	Avocados
Lysine	0.132 g	0.05 g	Avocados
Methionine	0.038 g	0.008 g	Avocados
Phenylalanine	0.097 g	0.049 g	Avocados
Valine	0.107 g	0.047 g	Avocados
Histidine	0.049 g	0.077 g	Bananas

Sources and limitations

Avocados: USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, record 2710824 (2026-10-29 (JSON)).
Bananas: USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, record 1105314 (2026-10-29 (JSON)).
Content in the food is compared; absorption and bioavailability are not.
A nutrient shown as “not compared” has no usable value in one of the records (missing, trace or defined differently); it is never counted as zero.
Not medical advice; no recommended intakes are shown.