Plantain vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are plantains and lemons different?
- Plantains are richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium, while lemons are higher in vitamin C.
- Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 47% more than plantains.
- Plantains contain 41 times more vitamin A than lemons. Plantains contain 909IU of vitamin A, while lemons contain 22IU.
- Lemons are lower in sugar.
Plantains, cooked and Lemons, raw, without peel types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +300% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +237% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +78.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +116.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +75% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +250% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1200% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -60% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4400% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +15% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +160% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +656% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +22.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +136.4% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +149% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +386.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +15.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 10.9mg | 53mg | 47% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.24mg | 0.08mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 465mg | 138mg | 10% |
| Carbs | 31.15g | 9.32g | 7% |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 8mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 45µg | 1µg | 5% |
| Calories | 116kcal | 29kcal | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.756mg | 0.1mg | 4% |
| Folate | 26µg | 11µg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.066mg | 0.037mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.052mg | 0.02mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 26mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 1.4µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2.3g | 2.8g | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 28mg | 16mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.233mg | 0.19mg | 1% |
| Choline | 12.7mg | 5.1mg | 1% |
| Protein | 0.79g | 1.1g | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.046mg | 0.04mg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.03mg | 1% | |
| Zinc | 0.13mg | 0.06mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.18g | 0.3g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 28.85g | 6.52g | N/A |
| Iron | 0.58mg | 0.6mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 14g | 2.5g | N/A |
| Sodium | 5mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.13mg | 0.15mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.069g | 0.039g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.015g | 0.011g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.033g | 0.089g | 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
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +234.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +93.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +39.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +66.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +32.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +36.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -43.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +169.7% |
