Plantain vs. Sapodilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between plantains and sapodillas

Plantains have more vitamin B6 and potassium, while sapodillas have more fiber.
Plantains' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 16% higher.
Sapodillas contain 4 times less vitamin B3 than plantains. Plantains contain 0.756mg of vitamin B3, while sapodillas contain 0.2mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Plantains, cooked and Sapodilla, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Plantain

Sapodilla

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+140.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+950%
Contains more IronIron	+37.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.3%

~equal in Manganese ~mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Plantain

Sapodilla

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+278%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+548.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+85.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+34.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.252mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.24mg	0.037mg	16%
Fiber	2.3g	5.3g	12%
Potassium	465mg	193mg	8%
Magnesium	32mg	12mg	5%
Vitamin A	45µg	3µg	5%
Vitamin C	10.9mg	14.7mg	4%
Carbs	31.15g	19.96g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.046mg	0mg	4%
Iron	0.58mg	0.8mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.756mg	0.2mg	3%
Folate	26µg	14µg	3%
Calories	116kcal	83kcal	2%
Calcium	2mg	21mg	2%
Copper	0.066mg	0.086mg	2%
Phosphorus	28mg	12mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.052mg	0.02mg	2%
Choline	12.7mg		2%
Protein	0.79g	0.44g	1%
Fats	0.18g	1.1g	1%
Vitamin E	0.13mg		1%
Selenium	1.4µg	0.6µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg		1%
Saturated fat	0.069g	0.194g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.015g	0.521g	1%
Weight per 100 calories	86g	120g	N/A
Net carbs	28.85g	14.66g	N/A
Sugar	14g		N/A
Zinc	0.13mg	0.1mg	0%
Sodium	5mg	12mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.233mg	0.252mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.033g	0.011g	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.005mg	0%
Threonine	0.021mg	0.012mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.022mg	0.015mg	0%
Leucine	0.036mg	0.024mg	0%
Lysine	0.037mg	0.039mg	0%
Methionine	0.01mg	0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.027mg	0.013mg	0%
Valine	0.028mg	0.016mg	0%
Histidine	0.039mg	0.016mg	0%