Rambutan vs. Plantain — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rambutan and plantains different?

Plantains have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin C, magnesium, and fiber than rambutan.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for plantains is 18% higher.
Rambutan contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than plantains. While rambutan contains 1.352mg of vitamin B3, plantains contain only 0.756mg.
Plantains have a lower glycemic index (37) than rambutan (59).

Rambutan, canned, syrup pack and Plantains, cooked are the varieties used 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.

Rambutan

Plantain

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+357.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1007.1%
Contains more IronIron	+65.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+211.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.066mg

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.

Rambutan

Plantain

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+78.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+122.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1194.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+225%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.02mg	0.24mg	17%
Manganese	0.343mg		15%
Potassium	42mg	465mg	12%
Vitamin C	4.9mg	10.9mg	7%
Magnesium	7mg	32mg	6%
Fiber	0.9g	2.3g	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	45µg	5%
Folate	8µg	26µg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.352mg	0.756mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.018mg	0.233mg	4%
Carbs	20.87g	31.15g	3%
Iron	0.35mg	0.58mg	3%
Phosphorus	9mg	28mg	3%
Selenium		1.4µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.013mg	0.046mg	3%
Calories	82kcal	116kcal	2%
Calcium	22mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.022mg	0.052mg	2%
Choline		12.7mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.13mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.7µg	1%
Protein	0.65g	0.79g	0%
Weight per 100 calories	122g	86g	N/A
Fats	0.21g	0.18g	0%
Net carbs	19.97g	28.85g	N/A
Sugar		14g	N/A
Copper	0.066mg	0.066mg	0%
Zinc	0.08mg	0.13mg	0%
Sodium	11mg	5mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.069g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.015g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.033g	0%
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%