Plantain chips vs. Plantain — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between plantain chips and plantains

Plantain chips are higher than plantains in vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin A, potassium, and magnesium.
Plantain chips cover your daily saturated fat needs 41% more than plantains.
Plantain chips contain 41 times more vitamin K than plantains. While plantain chips contain 28.6µg of vitamin K, plantains contain only 0.7µg.
The amount of saturated fat in plantains is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, plantain chips, salted 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.

Plantain chips

Plantain

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+121.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+69%
Contains more IronIron	+67.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+200%
Contains more ZincZinc	+184.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+178.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

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 chips

Plantain

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+194.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3776.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+372.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3985.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+34.6%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+30%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.756mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	11.739g	0.033g	78%
Fats	29.59g	0.18g	45%
Saturated fat	8.337g	0.069g	38%
Vitamin E	5.04mg	0.13mg	33%
Vitamin C	32.1mg	10.9mg	24%
Vitamin K	28.6µg	0.7µg	23%
Calories	531kcal	116kcal	21%
Starch	50.8g		21%
Vitamin B5	1.1mg	0.233mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.24mg	17%
Copper	0.198mg	0.066mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.632g	0.015g	14%
Manganese	0.276mg		12%
Carbs	63.84g	31.15g	11%
Magnesium	71mg	32mg	9%
Potassium	786mg	465mg	9%
Sodium	202mg	5mg	9%
Phosphorus	78mg	28mg	7%
Iron	0.97mg	0.58mg	5%
Fiber	3.5g	2.3g	5%
Protein	2.28g	0.79g	3%
Vitamin A	69µg	45µg	3%
Zinc	0.37mg	0.13mg	2%
Selenium	0.4µg	1.4µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.065mg	0.046mg	2%
Folate	35µg	26µg	2%
Choline	0mg	12.7mg	2%
Calcium	9mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.04mg	0.052mg	1%
Net carbs	60.34g	28.85g	N/A
Sugar	0.92g	14g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.802mg	0.756mg	0%
Trans fat	0.185g	0g	N/A
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%
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