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Plantain vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between plantains and feijoa

  • Plantains have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, iron, and magnesium; however, feijoa has more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Feijoa's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 24% more.
  • Plantains have 152 times more vitamin A than feijoa. Plantains have 909 IU of vitamin A, while feijoa has 6 IU.
  • Feijoa is lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Plantains, cooked and Feijoa, 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 23% 0.6% 41% 22% 22% 3.5% 12% 0.65% 0% 7.6%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +255.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.3%
Contains more IronIron +314.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 36% 0% 15% 2.6% 12% 12% 14% 14% 55% 0% 1.8% 20%
Feijoa
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 110% 0% 0% 3.2% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +201.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.233mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain Feijoa DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10.9mg 32.9mg 24%
Fiber 2.3g 6.4g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.067mg 13%
Potassium 465mg 172mg 9%
Iron 0.58mg 0.14mg 6%
Carbs 31.15g 15.21g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 9mg 5%
Vitamin A 45µg 0µg 5%
Manganese 0.084mg 4%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Calories 116kcal 61kcal 3%
Copper 0.066mg 0.036mg 3%
Selenium 1.4µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.006mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.018mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.756mg 0.295mg 3%
Calcium 2mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 3.5µg 2%
Choline 12.7mg 2%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.06mg 1%
Phosphorus 28mg 19mg 1%
Folate 26µg 23µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0.136g 1%
Protein 0.79g 0.71g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 0.68g 1.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1468kcal 859kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 164g N/A
Fats 0.18g 0.42g 0%
Net carbs 28.85g 8.81g N/A
Sugar 14g 8.2g N/A
Sodium 5mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.16mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 0.233mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.022mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 67%
Protein: 0.79 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 31.15 g
Water: 67.3 g
Other: 0.58 g
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.8%
Contains more OtherOther +52.6%
Contains more FatsFats +133.3%
Contains more WaterWater +23.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
59% 13% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Feijoa
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35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +273.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +312.1%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169131/nutrients
  2. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/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.