Plantain vs. Roselle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are plantains and roselle different?

Plantains are higher in vitamin A and potassium; however, roselle is richer in calcium and iron.
Daily need coverage for calcium for roselle is 21% higher.
Plantains contain 3 times more vitamin A than roselle. While plantains contain 909 IU of vitamin A, roselle contains only 287 IU.

Plantains, cooked and Roselle, raw are the varieties 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.

Plantain

Roselle

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+123.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+59.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+10650%
Contains more IronIron	+155.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.1%

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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

Roselle

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+221.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+318.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+10.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	2mg	215mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.24mg		18%
Iron	0.58mg	1.48mg	11%
Fiber	2.3g		9%
Potassium	465mg	208mg	8%
Carbs	31.15g	11.31g	7%
Copper	0.066mg		7%
Folate	26µg		7%
Magnesium	32mg	51mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.233mg		5%
Calories	116kcal	49kcal	3%
Vitamin A	45µg	14µg	3%
Selenium	1.4µg		3%
Vitamin B1	0.046mg	0.011mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.756mg	0.31mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.052mg	0.028mg	2%
Choline	12.7mg		2%
Fats	0.18g	0.64g	1%
Vitamin C	10.9mg	12mg	1%
Zinc	0.13mg		1%
Phosphorus	28mg	37mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.13mg		1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg		1%
Protein	0.79g	0.96g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	0.68g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1468kcal	510kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	204g	N/A
Net carbs	28.85g	11.31g	N/A
Sugar	14g		N/A
Sodium	5mg	6mg	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%