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Plantain vs. Java plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between plantains and java plum

  • Java plum has less vitamin A, vitamin B6, and potassium than plantains.
  • Plantains cover your daily need for vitamin A, 18% more than java plum.
  • Plantains have 6 times more vitamin B6 than java plum. While plantains have 0.24mg of vitamin B6, java plum has only 0.038mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Plantains, cooked and Java-plum, (jambolan), 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 11% 5.7% 7% 7.1% 0% 0% 7.3% 1.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +488.6%
Contains more IronIron +205.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +850%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 36% 15% 2.6% 0% 12% 12% 14% 14% 55% 0% 1.8% 20% 6.9%
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 48% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 2.8% 4.9% 0% 8.8% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +190.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +531.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain Java plum DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.038mg 16%
Potassium 465mg 79mg 11%
Fiber 2.3g 9%
Folate 26µg 7%
Copper 0.066mg 7%
Vitamin A 45µg 0µg 5%
Carbs 31.15g 15.56g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 5%
Iron 0.58mg 0.19mg 5%
Vitamin C 10.9mg 14.3mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 15mg 4%
Calories 116kcal 60kcal 3%
Vitamin B3 0.756mg 0.26mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.012mg 3%
Selenium 1.4µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.006mg 3%
Calcium 2mg 19mg 2%
Phosphorus 28mg 17mg 2%
Choline 12.7mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.79g 0.72g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 28.85g 15.56g N/A
Sugar 14g N/A
Sodium 5mg 14mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.022mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 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
16% 83%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 15.56 g
Water: 83.13 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.2%
Contains more OtherOther +61.1%
Contains more FatsFats +27.8%
Contains more WaterWater +23.5%
~equal in Protein ~0.72g

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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. Java plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168150/nutrients

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

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