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Ginger ale vs. Plantain raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ginger ale and plantain raw

  • Ginger ale has less vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, fiber, magnesium, copper, folate, iron, and vitamin B5 than plantain raw.
  • Plantain raw covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 23% more than ginger ale.
  • The glycemic index of ginger ale is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale and Plantains, 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 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49800%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains more ZincZinc +180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger ale Plantain raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.299mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 18.4mg 20%
Potassium 1mg 499mg 15%
Magnesium 1mg 37mg 9%
Fiber 0g 2.3g 9%
Carbs 8.76g 31.89g 8%
Copper 0.018mg 0.081mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 56µg 6%
Folate 0µg 22µg 6%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.26mg 5%
Iron 0.18mg 0.6mg 5%
Phosphorus 0mg 34mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.686mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.054mg 4%
Calories 34kcal 122kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.052mg 4%
Selenium 0.1µg 1.5µg 3%
Protein 0g 1.3g 3%
Choline 0mg 13.5mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.37g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.143g 1%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.14mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Net carbs 8.76g 29.59g N/A
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 8.9g 15g N/A
Sodium 7mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 g
Contains more WaterWater +39.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +264%
Contains more OtherOther +11500%

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. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/nutrients
  2. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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