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Plantain raw vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between plantain raw and bell peppers

  • Plantain raw has more vitamin A, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, bell peppers are richer in vitamin C and vitamin K.
  • Bell peppers cover your daily vitamin C needs 69% more than plantain raw.
  • Bell peppers have 6 times less sugar than plantain raw. Plantain raw has 15g of sugar, while bell peppers have 2.4g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Plantains, raw and Peppers, sweet, green, raw.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +185.1%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
~equal in Zinc ~0.13mg

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +211.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +162.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more CholineCholine +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +337%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +164.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +957.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.057mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Bell pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 18.4mg 80.4mg 69%
Potassium 499mg 175mg 10%
Carbs 31.89g 4.64g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.224mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 7.4µg 6%
Magnesium 37mg 10mg 6%
Manganese 0.122mg 5%
Calories 122kcal 20kcal 5%
Vitamin A 56µg 18µg 4%
Folate 22µg 10µg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 0.34mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.099mg 3%
Selenium 1.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.028mg 2%
Fiber 2.3g 1.7g 2%
Copper 0.081mg 0.066mg 2%
Phosphorus 34mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.37mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 0.48mg 1%
Choline 13.5mg 5.5mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Protein 1.3g 0.86g 1%
Calcium 3mg 10mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 15g 2.4g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.13mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.057mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.143g 0.058g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.01mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.2%
Contains more FatsFats +117.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +587.3%
Contains more OtherOther +163.6%
Contains more WaterWater +43.8%

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
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.4%

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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.