Plantain (fruit), raw leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Plantain (fruit), raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for more calcium and more vitamin C.
Pick Plantain (fruit), raw for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy32 kcal122 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.4 g1.3 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.69 g31.89 g
- Fibermore is better1.1 g1.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—17.51 g
- Total fat0.3 g0.35 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better7 mg4 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better146 mg487 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN12 mg3 mg
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.55 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better18 mg36 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1677.6 mg18.4 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

