Plantain vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between plantains and melon

Plantains have more vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B6, and fiber, while melon has more vitamin C.
Plantains' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 18% higher.
Melon contains 6 times less phosphorus than plantains. Plantains contain 28mg of phosphorus, while melon contains 5mg.
The amount of sugar in melon is lower.
Plantains have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of plantains is 37, while the glycemic index of melon is 62.

The food types used in this comparison are Plantains, cooked and Melons, casaba, 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.

Plantain

Melon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+190.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+155.5%
Contains more IronIron	+70.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+85.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+460%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+450%

~equal in Copper ~0.06mg

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

Melon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+225.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+225%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+257.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	10.9mg	21.8mg	12%
Carbs	31.15g	6.58g	8%
Potassium	465mg	182mg	8%
Fiber	2.3g	0.9g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.24mg	0.163mg	6%
Magnesium	32mg	11mg	5%
Vitamin A	45µg	0µg	5%
Folate	26µg	8µg	5%
Calories	116kcal	28kcal	4%
Iron	0.58mg	0.34mg	3%
Phosphorus	28mg	5mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.046mg	0.015mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.756mg	0.232mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.233mg	0.084mg	3%
Manganese		0.035mg	2%
Selenium	1.4µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.052mg	0.031mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	2.5µg	2%
Protein	0.79g	1.11g	1%
Calcium	2mg	11mg	1%
Copper	0.066mg	0.06mg	1%
Zinc	0.13mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.05mg	1%
Choline	12.7mg	7.6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.68g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1468kcal	252kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	357g	N/A
Fats	0.18g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	28.85g	5.68g	N/A
Sugar	14g	5.69g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	9mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.069g	0.025g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.015g	0.002g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.033g	0.039g	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%