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Calories in a Banana
The humble banana is one of the best energy foods and a favorite among athletes.
Easy to eat, tastes good, and is wrapped up in a biodegradable wrapper.
However, like most fruits, it has a high sugar content. You should not let this put you off. Bananas have fiber – an essential part of any healthy diet. Greener bananas have more resistant starch, a fiber that your body has a challenge absorbing. This means it will fill you up quicker.
Banana Calories and Macronutrients
| Calories | Carbs (g) |
Protein (g) |
Fat (g) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Small Banana (less than 6″) | 72 | 18.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Small Banana (6″ to 7″) | 90 | 23.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Medium Banana (7″ to 8″) | 105 | 26.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Large Banana (8″ to 9″) | 121 | 31.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Extra Large Banana (9″ or longer) | 135 | 34.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
Bananas are also high in Vitamin B6, and Vitamin C, providing 30-40% of your daily requirements.
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are rounded up to the nearest tenth of a gram.
Carbohydrate is measured by difference: The total gram weight less protein, fat, and water grams. This measure includes fiber. Measurements taken from the USDA nutrient database. This is a rough guideline as bananas can be different from one another.
- Yang, B. M., Lin, D., Li, J. J., LIU, F., ZHU, Z. Q., & CHENG, N. N. (2007). Studies on the Nutrition Characteristics of Banana. JOURNAL-YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, 22(1), 117. Link
- USDA Nutrition Database.
- Faisant, N., Gallant, D. J., Bouchet, B., & Champ, M. (1995). Banana starch breakdown in the human small intestine studied by electron microscopy. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 49(2), 98-104. Link