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Plantain chips vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between plantain chips and gratin

  • Plantain chips have more vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, magnesium, and potassium; however, gratin is richer in calcium.
  • Plantain chips cover your daily vitamin C needs 25% more than gratin.
  • Gratin has 5 times less vitamin A than plantain chips. Plantain chips have 1386IU of vitamin A, while gratin has 264IU.
  • Gratin contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, plantain chips, salted and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +255%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.5%
Contains more IronIron +51.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1222.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +575%

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%
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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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +224.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +218.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~64µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain chips Gratin DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 11.739g 0.276g 76%
Vitamin E 5.04mg 34%
Fats 29.59g 7.59g 34%
Vitamin C 32.1mg 9.9mg 25%
Vitamin K 28.6µg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.174mg 22%
Starch 50.8g 21%
Calories 531kcal 132kcal 20%
Carbs 63.84g 11.27g 18%
Saturated fat 8.337g 4.733g 16%
Vitamin B5 1.1mg 0.387mg 14%
Magnesium 71mg 20mg 12%
Calcium 9mg 119mg 11%
Potassium 786mg 396mg 11%
Sodium 202mg 433mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 5.632g 2.149g 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Fiber 3.5g 1.8g 7%
Protein 2.28g 5.06g 6%
Folate 35µg 11µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.116mg 6%
Manganese 0.276mg 0.161mg 5%
Phosphorus 78mg 113mg 5%
Selenium 0.4µg 2.7µg 4%
Copper 0.198mg 0.16mg 4%
Iron 0.97mg 0.64mg 4%
Zinc 0.37mg 0.69mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.802mg 0.993mg 1%
Vitamin A 69µg 64µg 1%
Net carbs 60.34g 9.47g N/A
Sugar 0.92g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.064mg 0%
Trans fat 0.185g N/A
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.028g 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
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Contains more FatsFats +289.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +466.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.9%
Contains more WaterWater +3440.7%
~equal in Other ~2.08g

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +162.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4153.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.2%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.