Plantains, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 1 tie
Apple, raw: 100 g · Plantains, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Plantains, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for more fiber, less sugar and more calcium.
Pick Plantains, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy57 kcal155 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.28 g1.52 gWIN
- Carbohydrate13.6 g41.37 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.4 g2.2 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN10.04 g21.33 g
- Total fat0.15 g0.16 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0 g
- Sodiumless is better2 mg2 mg
- Potassiummore is better100 mg477 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN6 mg3 mg
- Ironmore is better0.13 mg0.28 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better5 mg41 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—16.4 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.

