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Plantain raw vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between plantain raw and lemons?

  • Plantain raw is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium, yet lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 38% more.
  • Plantain raw has 51 times more vitamin A than lemons. While plantain raw has 1127IU of vitamin A, lemons have only 22IU.
  • The amount of sugar in lemons is lower.

We used Plantains, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel types in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +261.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +766.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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%
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +586%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +273.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +188%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 18.4mg 53mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.08mg 17%
Potassium 499mg 138mg 11%
Carbs 31.89g 9.32g 8%
Magnesium 37mg 8mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 1µg 6%
Calories 122kcal 29kcal 5%
Copper 0.081mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 0.1mg 4%
Phosphorus 34mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.02mg 3%
Folate 22µg 11µg 3%
Fiber 2.3g 2.8g 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.4µg 2%
Calcium 3mg 26mg 2%
Choline 13.5mg 5.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.04mg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.06mg 1%
Protein 1.3g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 6.52g N/A
Iron 0.6mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 15g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.15mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.143g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.2%
Contains more FatsFats +23.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +242.2%
Contains more OtherOther +286.7%
Contains more WaterWater +36.3%

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
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +190.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29%

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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.