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Plantain raw vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are plantain raw and merlot different?

  • Plantain raw has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, fiber, copper, magnesium, and folate than merlot.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for plantain raw is 20% higher.
  • Merlot has less sugar.
  • Merlot has a lower glycemic index (15) than plantain raw (37).

Plantains, raw and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot are the varieties used 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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +292.9%
Contains more IronIron +30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +636.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.14mg
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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%
Merlot
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +940%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +206.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +424.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 18.4mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.057mg 19%
Potassium 499mg 127mg 11%
Carbs 31.89g 2.51g 10%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Copper 0.081mg 0.011mg 8%
Manganese 0.132mg 6%
Vitamin A 56µg 6%
Magnesium 37mg 12mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.03mg 5%
Folate 22µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 0.224mg 3%
Choline 13.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.031mg 2%
Protein 1.3g 0.07g 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.2µg 2%
Calories 122kcal 83kcal 2%
Phosphorus 34mg 23mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 0.46mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.143g 1%
Net carbs 29.59g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 15g 0.62g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.14mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1757.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1170.5%
Contains more WaterWater +32.6%
Contains more OtherOther +833.6%

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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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