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Lime vs Cooking plantain - In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Lime and Cooking plantain?

  • Lime is richer in Vitamin C, while Cooking plantain is higher in Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium and Vitamin A.
  • Cooking plantain's daily need coverage for Vitamin B6 is 20% higher.
  • Cooking plantain has 11 times less Calcium than Lime. Lime has 33mg of Calcium, while Cooking plantain has 3mg.
  • Lime is lower in Sugars.

We used Limes, raw and Plantains, raw types in this comparison.

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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" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Lime
Lime
2
:
5
Cooking plantain
Cooking plantain
Contains more Calcium +1000%
Contains less Sodium -50%
Contains more Potassium +389.2%
Contains more Magnesium +516.7%
Contains more Copper +24.6%
Contains more Zinc +27.3%
Contains more Phosphorus +88.9%
Equal in Iron - 0.6
Lime
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 23% 10% 9% 5% 22% 3% 8% 1%
Cooking plantain
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 23% 1% 45% 27% 27% 4% 15% 1%
Contains more Calcium +1000%
Contains less Sodium -50%
Contains more Potassium +389.2%
Contains more Magnesium +516.7%
Contains more Copper +24.6%
Contains more Zinc +27.3%
Contains more Phosphorus +88.9%
Equal in Iron - 0.6

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Lime
Lime
2
:
8
Cooking plantain
Cooking plantain
Contains more Vitamin C +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin E +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin A +2154%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +243%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +19.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +595.3%
Contains more Vitamin K +16.7%
Contains more Folate +175%
Lime
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 97% 3% 5% 0% 8% 5% 4% 14% 10% 0% 2% 6%
Cooking plantain
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 62% 68% 3% 0% 14% 13% 13% 16% 69% 0% 2% 17%
Contains more Vitamin C +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin E +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin A +2154%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +243%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +19.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +595.3%
Contains more Vitamin K +16.7%
Contains more Folate +175%

Vitamin and Mineral Summary Scores

Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. Obviously the more the food fulfils human daily needs, the more the summary score is
Vitamin Summary Score
13
Lime
23
Cooking plantain
Mineral Summary Score
10
Lime
17
Cooking plantain

Macronutrients Comparison

Macronutrient comparison charts compare the amount of protein, total fats and total carbohydrates in 300 grams of the food. The displayed values show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Protein
4%
Lime
8%
Cooking plantain
Carbohydrates
11%
Lime
32%
Cooking plantain
Fats
1%
Lime
2%
Cooking plantain

Comparison summary table

Pay attention at the most right column. It shows the amounts side by side, making it easier to realize the amount of difference.
Lime Cooking plantain
Lower in Sugars ok
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Lower in glycemic index ok
Lower in price ok
Rich in minerals ok
Rich in vitamins ok
Lower in Cholesterol Equal

Which food is preferable in case of diets?

ok
ok
is better in case of low diet
Lime Cooking plantain
Low Calories diet ok
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet ok
Low glycemic index diet ok

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Comparison summary

Which food contains less Sugars?
Lime
Lime contains less Sugars (difference - 13.31g)
Which food contains less Sodium?
Lime
Lime contains less Sodium (difference - 2mg)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
Lime
Lime is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 0.121g)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
Lime
Lime is lower in glycemic index (difference - 5)
Which food is cheaper?
Cooking plantain
Cooking plantain is cheaper (difference - $0.5)
Which food is richer in minerals?
Cooking plantain
Cooking plantain is relatively richer in minerals
Which food is richer in vitamins?
Cooking plantain
Cooking plantain is relatively richer in vitamins
Which food contains less Cholesterol?
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The foods are relatively equal in Cholesterol (0 mg)

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

In the column "Opinion" we made some assumptions which could be controversial. For instance we are assuming that less saturated fats is good for you. Please ignore this column if you have your own opinion.We marked the nutrients, comparison of which we considered as not meaningful, as "N/A"
Nutrient Lime Cooking plantain Opinion
Calories 30 122 Cooking plantain
Protein 0.7 1.3 Cooking plantain
Fats 0.2 0.37 Cooking plantain
Vitamin C 29.1 18.4 Lime
Carbs 10.54 31.89 Cooking plantain
Cholesterol 0 0
Vitamin D 0 0
Iron 0.6 0.6
Calcium 33 3 Lime
Potassium 102 499 Cooking plantain
Magnesium 6 37 Cooking plantain
Sugars 1.69 15 Lime
Fiber 2.8 2.3 Lime
Copper 0.065 0.081 Cooking plantain
Zinc 0.11 0.14 Cooking plantain
Starch
Phosphorus 18 34 Cooking plantain
Sodium 2 4 Lime
Vitamin A 50 1127 Cooking plantain
Vitamin E 0.22 0.14 Lime
Vitamin D 0 0
Vitamin B1 0.03 0.052 Cooking plantain
Vitamin B2 0.02 0.054 Cooking plantain
Vitamin B3 0.2 0.686 Cooking plantain
Vitamin B5 0.217 0.26 Cooking plantain
Vitamin B6 0.043 0.299 Cooking plantain
Vitamin B12 0 0
Vitamin K 0.6 0.7 Cooking plantain
Folate 8 22 Cooking plantain
Trans Fat 0 0
Saturated Fat 0.022 0.143 Lime
Monounsaturated Fat 0.019 0.032 Cooking plantain
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055 0.069 Cooking plantain
Tryptophan 0.003 0.015 Cooking plantain
Threonine 0.034 Cooking plantain
Isoleucine 0.036 Cooking plantain
Leucine 0.059 Cooking plantain
Lysine 0.014 0.06 Cooking plantain
Methionine 0.002 0.017 Cooking plantain
Phenylalanine 0.044 Cooking plantain
Valine 0.046 Cooking plantain
Histidine 0.064 Cooking plantain
Fructose

References

The source of all the nutrient values on the page (excluding the main article the sources for which are presented separately if present) is the USDA's FoodCentral. The exact links of the foods presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/nutrients
  2. Cooking plantain - 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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.