Plantains, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw: 100 g · Plantains, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Plantains, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for more calcium and more vitamin C.
Pick Plantains, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy32 kcal155 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.4 g1.52 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.69 g41.37 g
- Fibermore is better1.1 g2.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—21.33 g
- Total fat0.3 g0.16 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better7 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better146 mg477 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN12 mg3 mg
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.28 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better18 mg41 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1677.6 mg16.4 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.

