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Plantain vs. Rose apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between plantains and rose apple

  • Plantains have more vitamin A, potassium, magnesium, iron, and copper; however, rose apple is richer in vitamin C.
  • Rose apple covers your daily vitamin C needs 13% more than plantains.
  • Rose apple has 8 times less iron than plantains. Plantains have 0.58mg of iron, while rose apple has 0.07mg.
  • Rose apple has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rose apple is 64, while the glycemic index of plantains is 37.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Plantains, cooked and Rose-apples, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 8.7% 11% 2.6% 5.3% 1.6% 3.4% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +540%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +278%
Contains more IronIron +728.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1350%
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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 36% 15% 2.6% 0% 12% 12% 14% 14% 55% 0% 1.8% 20% 6.9%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 74% 5.7% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 15% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +104.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.8mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain Rose apple DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 18%
Vitamin C 10.9mg 22.3mg 13%
Potassium 465mg 123mg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 9%
Carbs 31.15g 5.7g 8%
Folate 26µg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 5mg 6%
Copper 0.066mg 0.016mg 6%
Iron 0.58mg 0.07mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 5%
Calories 116kcal 25kcal 5%
Selenium 1.4µg 3%
Calcium 2mg 29mg 3%
Phosphorus 28mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin A 45µg 17µg 3%
Choline 12.7mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.02mg 2%
Manganese 0.029mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.79g 0.6g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 28.85g 5.7g N/A
Sugar 14g N/A
Sodium 5mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.756mg 0.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 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
6% 93%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.7 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +446.5%
Contains more OtherOther +45%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +38.2%

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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. Rose apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168171/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.