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Plantain vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between plantains and longan

  • Plantains have more potassium, iron, and magnesium; however, longan is richer in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 81% more than plantains.
  • Longan has 4 times less iron than plantains. Plantains have 0.58mg of iron, while longan has 0.13mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Plantains, cooked and Longans, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.8%
Contains more IronIron +346.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +152%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +670.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +169.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10.9mg 84mg 81%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 18%
Copper 0.066mg 0.169mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.14mg 7%
Folate 26µg 7%
Potassium 465mg 266mg 6%
Iron 0.58mg 0.13mg 6%
Carbs 31.15g 15.14g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Fiber 2.3g 1.1g 5%
Vitamin A 45µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 5%
Calories 116kcal 60kcal 3%
Selenium 1.4µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.756mg 0.3mg 3%
Manganese 0.052mg 2%
Choline 12.7mg 2%
Protein 0.79g 1.31g 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.05mg 1%
Phosphorus 28mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.68g 2.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1468kcal 458kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 167g N/A
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 28.85g 14.04g N/A
Calcium 2mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 14g N/A
Sodium 5mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.022mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.012mg 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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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.8%
Contains more WaterWater +23%
Contains more OtherOther +20.7%

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.