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Plantains, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Plantains, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Apples, canned for more fiber, more calcium and more iron.

Pick Plantains, cooked for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.27 g
    0.98 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    25.13 g
    26.69 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN2.99 g
    1.42 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    22.15 g
    13.76 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.64 g
    0.1 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.1 g
    0 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    4.48 mg
    1.29 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    104.48 mg
    307.74 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN5.97 mg
    1.94 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.36 mg
    0.18 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    4.48 mg
    26.45 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.3 mg
    10.58 mgWIN
  • 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.

Apples, canned vs Plantains, cooked · Foodatron