Plantain, raw leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Plantain, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for more fiber and more calcium.
Pick Plantain, raw for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g0.82 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g24.12 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.21 g1.45 g
- Total sugarsless is better17.61 g1.51 gWIN
- Total fat0.26 g0.05 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.08 g
- Sodiumless is better3.51 mg1.32 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better175.44 mg283.55 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN10.53 mg1.32 mg
- Ironmore is better0.23 mg0.49 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg26.97 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—13.29 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.

