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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 909 IU of vitamin A, while lemons contain 22 IU.
  • 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.
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 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
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%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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%
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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 177% 0% 0.33% 3% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3%
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 Vitamin CVitamin C +386.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain Lemon 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%
Calcium 2mg 26mg 2%
Fiber 2.3g 2.8g 2%
Phosphorus 28mg 16mg 2%
Selenium 1.4µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.02mg 2%
Protein 0.79g 1.1g 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.06mg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Choline 12.7mg 5.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.68g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1468kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 345g N/A
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
31% 67%
Protein: 0.79 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 31.15 g
Water: 67.3 g
Other: 0.58 g
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
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
59% 13% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +169.7%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.