Plantain vs. Kumquat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between plantains and kumquat?

Plantains are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin A, and potassium; however, kumquat is richer in vitamin C, fiber, and calcium.
Kumquat's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 37% more.
Kumquat contains 7 times less vitamin B6 than plantains. Plantains contain 0.24mg of vitamin B6, while kumquat contains 0.036mg.
Kumquat has less sugar.
Plantains have a lower glycemic index (37) than kumquat (67).

We used Plantains, cooked and Kumquats, raw types 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.

Plantain

Kumquat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3000%
Contains more IronIron	+48.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.8%

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.

Plantain

Kumquat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+76.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+52.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+302.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	10.9mg	43.9mg	37%
Fiber	2.3g	6.5g	17%
Vitamin B6	0.24mg	0.036mg	16%
Potassium	465mg	186mg	8%
Calcium	2mg	62mg	6%
Manganese		0.135mg	6%
Carbs	31.15g	15.9g	5%
Iron	0.58mg	0.86mg	4%
Magnesium	32mg	20mg	3%
Copper	0.066mg	0.095mg	3%
Vitamin A	45µg	15µg	3%
Selenium	1.4µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.052mg	0.09mg	3%
Calories	116kcal	71kcal	2%
Protein	0.79g	1.88g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.756mg	0.429mg	2%
Folate	26µg	17µg	2%
Fats	0.18g	0.86g	1%
Phosphorus	28mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.046mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.233mg	0.208mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	0µg	1%
Choline	12.7mg	8.4mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.033g	0.171g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.68g	2.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1468kcal	378kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	141g	N/A
Net carbs	28.85g	9.4g	N/A
Sugar	14g	9.36g	N/A
Zinc	0.13mg	0.17mg	0%
Sodium	5mg	10mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.15mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.069g	0.103g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.015g	0.154g	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%