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Plantain raw vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between plantain raw and eggplant?

  • Plantain raw has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium than eggplant.
  • Plantain raw's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 22% higher.
  • Eggplant has 8 times less vitamin C than plantain raw. Plantain raw has 18.4mg of vitamin C, while eggplant has 2.2mg.
  • Eggplant is lower in sugar.

We used Plantains, raw and Eggplant, raw types in this comparison.

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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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +164.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.9%
Contains more IronIron +160.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Copper ~0.081mg

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +736.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +256%
Contains more CholineCholine +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.649mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.281mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 18.4mg 2.2mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.084mg 17%
Manganese 0.232mg 10%
Carbs 31.89g 5.88g 9%
Potassium 499mg 229mg 8%
Vitamin A 56µg 1µg 6%
Calories 122kcal 25kcal 5%
Magnesium 37mg 14mg 5%
Iron 0.6mg 0.23mg 5%
Fiber 2.3g 3g 3%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 3.5µg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.3µg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.039mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 9mg 1%
Phosphorus 34mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.037mg 1%
Protein 1.3g 0.98g 1%
Choline 13.5mg 6.9mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.3mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 15g 3.53g N/A
Copper 0.081mg 0.081mg 0%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.16mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 0.649mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.281mg 0%
Folate 22µg 22µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.143g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.7%
Contains more FatsFats +105.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +442.3%
Contains more OtherOther +75.8%
Contains more WaterWater +41.4%

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10.1%

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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.