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Plantain chips vs. Banana chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between plantain chips and banana chips?

  • Plantain chips are higher in vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5, yet banana chips are higher in manganese and fiber.
  • Banana chips' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 103% more.
  • Plantain chips have 34 times more sodium than banana chips. While plantain chips have 202mg of sodium, banana chips have only 6mg.

We used Snacks, plantain chips, salted and Snacks, banana chips types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 2.7% 69% 36% 66% 10% 33% 26% 36% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 5.4% 47% 47% 68% 20% 24% 0.78% 203% 8.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +28.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +102.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +465.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%
~equal in Magnesium ~76mg
~equal in Copper ~0.205mg

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 107% 23% 101% 0% 16% 9.2% 15% 66% 106% 0% 72% 26% 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 21% 1.3% 4.8% 0% 21% 3.9% 13% 37% 60% 0% 3.3% 11% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +409.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1625%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2100%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain chips Banana chips DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.337g 28.97g 94%
Polyunsaturated fat 11.739g 0.63g 74%
Manganese 0.276mg 1.56mg 56%
Vitamin E 5.04mg 0.24mg 32%
Vitamin C 32.1mg 6.3mg 29%
Vitamin K 28.6µg 1.3µg 23%
Starch 50.8g 21%
Fiber 3.5g 7.7g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.26mg 15%
Vitamin B5 1.1mg 0.62mg 10%
Sodium 202mg 6mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 5.632g 1.95g 9%
Potassium 786mg 536mg 7%
Vitamin A 69µg 4µg 7%
Fats 29.59g 33.6g 6%
Folate 35µg 14µg 5%
Choline 0mg 21.3mg 4%
Iron 0.97mg 1.25mg 4%
Phosphorus 78mg 56mg 3%
Zinc 0.37mg 0.75mg 3%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.5µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.085mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.017mg 2%
Carbs 63.84g 58.4g 2%
Calories 531kcal 519kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.802mg 0.71mg 1%
Copper 0.198mg 0.205mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 18mg 1%
Magnesium 71mg 76mg 1%
Protein 2.28g 2.3g 0%
Net carbs 60.34g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 0.92g 35.34g N/A
Trans fat 0.185g N/A
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.158mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.086mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.18mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.028g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.078g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 30% 64% 2% 2%
Protein: 2.28 g
Fats: 29.59 g
Carbs: 63.84 g
Water: 2.09 g
Other: 2.2 g
2% 34% 58% 4%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 33.6 g
Carbs: 58.4 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more OtherOther +57.1%
Contains more FatsFats +13.6%
Contains more WaterWater +105.7%
~equal in Protein ~2.3g
~equal in Carbs ~58.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 22% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.337 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.632 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 11.739 g
92% 6% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 28.97 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.63 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +188.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1763.3%

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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 chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173142/nutrients
  2. Banana chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168849/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.