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Plantain raw vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between plantain raw and apples

  • The amount of vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron, and copper in plantain raw is higher than in apples.
  • Plantain raw covers your daily vitamin A needs 21% more than apples.
  • Apples have 8 times less vitamin B3 than plantain raw. Plantain raw has 0.686mg of vitamin B3, while apples have 0.091mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Plantains, raw and Apples, raw, with skin.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
Apple
Apple
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +640%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +366.4%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +209.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
Apple
Apple
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +205.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +653.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +326.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +629.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +633.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +297.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +214.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Apple DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.041mg 20%
Vitamin C 18.4mg 4.6mg 15%
Potassium 499mg 107mg 12%
Magnesium 37mg 5mg 8%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Copper 0.081mg 0.027mg 6%
Carbs 31.89g 13.81g 6%
Iron 0.6mg 0.12mg 6%
Vitamin A 56µg 3µg 6%
Folate 22µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.061mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 0.091mg 4%
Calories 122kcal 52kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.017mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 11mg 3%
Selenium 1.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.026mg 2%
Choline 13.5mg 3.4mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Protein 1.3g 0.26g 2%
Saturated fat 0.143g 0.028g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 2.2µg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.04mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 11.41g N/A
Calcium 3mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 15g 10.39g N/A
Fiber 2.3g 2.4g 0%
Starch 0.05g 0%
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.18mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 g
Apple
Apple
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +117.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +130.9%
Contains more OtherOther +480%
Contains more WaterWater +31.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
59% 13% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.143 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Apple
Apple
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +357.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.4%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.