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Feijoa vs. Plantain — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feijoa and plantains

  • Feijoa has more vitamin C and fiber; however, plantains have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, iron, and magnesium.
  • Feijoa's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 24% more.
  • Feijoa has 3 times more fiber than plantains. Feijoa has 6.4g of fiber, while plantains have 2.3g.
  • Feijoa is lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Feijoa, raw and Plantains, cooked.

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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.
Feijoa
Feijoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +255.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.3%
Contains more IronIron +314.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.4%

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.
Feijoa
Feijoa
3
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 110% 0% 0% 3.2% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +201.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +13%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.233mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feijoa Plantain DV% diff.
Vitamin C 32.9mg 10.9mg 24%
Fiber 6.4g 2.3g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.24mg 13%
Potassium 172mg 465mg 9%
Iron 0.14mg 0.58mg 6%
Carbs 15.21g 31.15g 5%
Magnesium 9mg 32mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 45µg 5%
Manganese 0.084mg 4%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Calories 61kcal 116kcal 3%
Copper 0.036mg 0.066mg 3%
Selenium 1.4µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.052mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.756mg 3%
Calcium 17mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0.7µg 2%
Choline 12.7mg 2%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.13mg 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 28mg 1%
Folate 23µg 26µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.136g 0.033g 1%
Protein 0.71g 0.79g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.2g 0.68g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 859kcal 1468kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 164g 86g N/A
Fats 0.42g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 8.81g 28.85g N/A
Sugar 8.2g 14g N/A
Sodium 3mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.16mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 0.233mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.104g 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.022mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0.039mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feijoa
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
31% 67%
Protein: 0.79 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 31.15 g
Water: 67.3 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +133.3%
Contains more WaterWater +23.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.8%
Contains more OtherOther +52.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feijoa
Feijoa
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35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
59% 13% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +273.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +312.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.7%

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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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/nutrients
  2. Plantain - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169131/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.