As well as being a brilliant source of potassium, bananas are also packed full of fiber, vitamin B6 and a little vitamin C too. The reason for their high calorie content is because they have much less water content than other fruits. Bananas, paired with some nut butter, can work as an excellent pre or post workout snack and like all fruits high in sugar and carbs, should be consumed in moderation.
A rich source of: potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C.
Bananas
| Serving Size grams | 120 |
| Teaspoons of table sugar equivalent | 4.6 |
| Glycemic Index | 52 |
| Glycemic Load | 12.5 |
| Potential GI Range | 52±4 |
| Energy (kcal) | 81 |
| Energy (kJ) | 348 |
| Water (g) | 75 |
| Starch (g) | 2.2 |
| Total sugars (g) | 18.1 |
| Glucose (g) | 7.9 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 7.5 |
| Sucrose (g) | 2.7 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 1.2 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 1.5 |
| Protein % of calories | 5.9 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 20.3 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 25.1 |
| Carb % of calories | 100.3 |
| Fat (g) | 0.1 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 0.1 |
| Fat % of calories | 1.1 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 7 |
| Potassium (mg) | 120 |
| Calcium (mg) | 9 |
| Magnesium (mg) | N |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 25 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.8 |
| Copper (mg) | N |
| Zinc (mg) | N |
| Chloride (mg) | N |
| Manganese (mg) | N |
| Selenium (µg) | N |
| Iodine (µg) | N |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | N |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.4 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | N |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | N |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | N |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | N |
| Pantothenate (mg) | N |
| Biotin (µg) | N |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 220 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0.8 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 1.4 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | 115 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 19 |