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Plantain vs. Honeydew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between plantains and honeydew

  • Plantains have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, fiber, magnesium, and iron; however, honeydew has more vitamin C.
  • Plantains' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 17% more.
  • Plantains have 3 times more iron than honeydew. Plantains have 0.58mg of iron, while honeydew has 0.17mg.
  • Honeydew is lower in sugar.
  • Honeydew has a higher glycemic index than plantains.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Plantains, cooked and Melons, honeydew, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.8% 20% 6.4% 8% 2.5% 4.7% 2.3% 3.5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.9%
Contains more IronIron +241.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +175%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%

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%
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 60% 0% 1% 0.4% 9.5% 2.8% 7.8% 9.3% 20% 0% 7.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +172.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +65.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +314.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain Honeydew DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.088mg 12%
Vitamin C 10.9mg 18mg 8%
Carbs 31.15g 9.09g 7%
Potassium 465mg 228mg 7%
Fiber 2.3g 0.8g 6%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Iron 0.58mg 0.17mg 5%
Copper 0.066mg 0.024mg 5%
Vitamin A 45µg 3µg 5%
Calories 116kcal 36kcal 4%
Fructose 2.96g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.012mg 3%
Phosphorus 28mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.756mg 0.418mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 0.155mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 2.9µg 2%
Folate 26µg 19µg 2%
Protein 0.79g 0.54g 1%
Sodium 5mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.02mg 1%
Manganese 0.027mg 1%
Selenium 1.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.038mg 1%
Choline 12.7mg 7.6mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.68g 1.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1468kcal 667kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 278g N/A
Fats 0.18g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 28.85g 8.29g N/A
Calcium 2mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 14g 8.12g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.09mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.022mg 0.013mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.005mg 0%

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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 89.82 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.3%
Contains more FatsFats +28.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +242.7%
Contains more OtherOther +41.5%
Contains more WaterWater +33.5%

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
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +78.8%

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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. Honeydew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/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.