Longan vs. Plantain — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between longan and plantains

Longan has more vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2; however, plantains are richer in potassium, iron, carbs, and magnesium.
Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 81% more than plantains.
Plantains have 3 times less vitamin B2 than longan. Longan has 0.14mg of vitamin B2, while plantains have 0.052mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Longans, raw and Plantains, cooked.

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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.

Longan

Plantain

Contains more CopperCopper	+156.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+74.8%
Contains more IronIron	+346.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Longan

Plantain

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+670.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+169.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+152%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	84mg	10.9mg	81%
Vitamin B6		0.24mg	18%
Copper	0.169mg	0.066mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.052mg	7%
Folate		26µg	7%
Potassium	266mg	465mg	6%
Iron	0.13mg	0.58mg	6%
Carbs	15.14g	31.15g	5%
Magnesium	10mg	32mg	5%
Fiber	1.1g	2.3g	5%
Vitamin A		45µg	5%
Vitamin B5		0.233mg	5%
Calories	60kcal	116kcal	3%
Selenium		1.4µg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	0.756mg	3%
Manganese	0.052mg		2%
Choline		12.7mg	2%
Protein	1.31g	0.79g	1%
Zinc	0.05mg	0.13mg	1%
Phosphorus	21mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.13mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.046mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	0.68g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	458kcal	1468kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	167g	86g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.18g	0%
Net carbs	14.04g	28.85g	N/A
Calcium	1mg	2mg	0%
Sugar		14g	N/A
Sodium	0mg	5mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.069g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.015g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.033g	0%
Tryptophan		0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.034mg	0.021mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.026mg	0.022mg	0%
Leucine	0.054mg	0.036mg	0%
Lysine	0.046mg	0.037mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.01mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.03mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.058mg	0.028mg	0%
Histidine	0.012mg	0.039mg	0%