Plantains, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Plantains, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for more fiber, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Plantains, cooked for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g0.98 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g26.69 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.21 g1.42 g
- Total sugarsless is better17.61 g13.76 gWIN
- Total fat0.26 g0.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0 g
- Sodiumless is better3.51 mg1.29 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better175.44 mg307.74 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN10.53 mg1.94 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.23 mg0.18 mg
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg26.45 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—10.58 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.

