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🍌 Banana: calories and nutrition
Per 1 medium (118 g).
Nutrition facts
| Per 1 medium | Per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 105 kcal | 89 kcal |
| Protein | 1.3 g | 1.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g | 22.9 g |
| of which sugars | 14 g | 11.9 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g | 0.3 g |
| of which saturates | 0.1 g | 0.1 g |
| Fibre | 3.1 g | 2.6 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 1 mg |
Where the calories come from
Protein 4% · Carbs 92% · Fat 3%
How it compares
Against the 72 foods on these pages, banana is:
- higher in fibre than 81% of them
Common questions
How many calories are in banana?
1 medium of banana (118 g) contains about 105 calories.
Is banana healthy?
On this page, banana gets an A–E nutrient grade of A — excellent, a nutrient-dense choice you can eat freely. The grade blends calorie density, protein, fibre, sugar, saturated fat and sodium rather than looking at calories alone.
How much protein is in banana?
About 1.3 g of protein per 1 medium — roughly 3% of a 50 g daily target.
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