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Plantain vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between plantains and lime?

  • Plantains are higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Lime's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 20% more.
  • Lime contains 18 times less vitamin A than plantains. Plantains contain 909 IU of vitamin A, while lime contains 50 IU.
  • Lime has less sugar.

We used Plantains, cooked and Limes, 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.
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 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +355.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg
~equal in Copper ~0.065mg

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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +278%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +458.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +167%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +69.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.217mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10.9mg 29.1mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.043mg 15%
Potassium 465mg 102mg 11%
Carbs 31.15g 10.54g 7%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Vitamin A 45µg 2µg 5%
Folate 26µg 8µg 5%
Calories 116kcal 30kcal 4%
Calcium 2mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.756mg 0.2mg 3%
Fiber 2.3g 2.8g 2%
Selenium 1.4µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.02mg 2%
Phosphorus 28mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.03mg 1%
Choline 12.7mg 5.1mg 1%
Protein 0.79g 0.7g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 0.68g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1468kcal 429kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 333g N/A
Fats 0.18g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 28.85g 7.74g N/A
Iron 0.58mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 14g 1.69g N/A
Copper 0.066mg 0.065mg 0%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.11mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 0.217mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.022mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.002mg 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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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +195.5%
Contains more OtherOther +93.3%
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
Contains more WaterWater +31.1%

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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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66.7%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.