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Plantain raw vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between plantain raw and baby food

  • Plantain raw has more vitamin A; however, baby food has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 586% more.
  • Plantain raw has 56 times more vitamin A than baby food. Plantain raw has 1127IU of vitamin A, while baby food has 20IU.
  • Baby food has a higher glycemic index than plantain raw.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Plantains, raw and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24333.3%
Contains more IronIron +7816.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +312.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1614.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1052.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1626.7%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4588.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4931.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4960.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +313.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +114.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.6mg 47.5mg 586%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 34.714mg 213%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 2.717mg 205%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 2.438mg 199%
Calcium 3mg 733mg 73%
Phosphorus 34mg 392mg 51%
Selenium 1.5µg 25.9µg 44%
Copper 0.081mg 0.334mg 28%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 3.68mg 24%
Protein 1.3g 12.2g 22%
Fiber 2.3g 7.5g 21%
Zinc 0.14mg 2.4mg 21%
Vitamin C 18.4mg 2.3mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 1.074mg 16%
Magnesium 37mg 100mg 15%
Carbs 31.89g 73.4g 14%
Calories 122kcal 379kcal 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 1.697g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.189mg 8%
Vitamin A 56µg 1µg 6%
Fats 0.37g 4.4g 6%
Folate 22µg 43µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.143g 0.769g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 1.206g 3%
Choline 13.5mg 23.2mg 2%
Potassium 499mg 437mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 29.59g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 15g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 4mg 3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.286mg 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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +874.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +838.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1089.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +130.2%
Contains more OtherOther +184.5%

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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3668.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2359.4%

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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.