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Plantain raw vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between plantain raw and lime?

  • Plantain raw is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium, while lime is higher in vitamin C.
  • Plantain raw's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 22% higher.
  • Lime has 9 times less sugar than plantain raw. Plantain raw has 15g of sugar, while lime has 1.69g.

We used Plantains, raw and Limes, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +389.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +243%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +595.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more CholineCholine +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +57.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.043mg 20%
Potassium 499mg 102mg 12%
Vitamin C 18.4mg 29.1mg 12%
Carbs 31.89g 10.54g 7%
Magnesium 37mg 6mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 2µg 6%
Calories 122kcal 30kcal 5%
Folate 22µg 8µg 4%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.02mg 3%
Choline 13.5mg 5.1mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.03mg 2%
Phosphorus 34mg 18mg 2%
Fiber 2.3g 2.8g 2%
Copper 0.081mg 0.065mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.143g 0.022g 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.217mg 1%
Protein 1.3g 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 7.74g N/A
Iron 0.6mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 15g 1.69g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.11mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.002mg 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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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +85.7%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +202.6%
Contains more OtherOther +286.7%
Contains more WaterWater +35.2%

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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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.6%

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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.