Plantain: Calories and Nutrition Analyse



How many calories in plantain?

100g of plantains have about 122 calories (kcal).
Calories per: ounce | one plantain | slice | cup mashed

In particular, medium size plantain (179 g) has about 218 calories.

It is about 9% of daily calories intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity (for calculation we assumed 2400 kcal daily intake).

Plantain - calories, kcal

Scroll down for details and nutrition tables.

To visualize how much 218 kcal actually is, take in mind that calories amount from plantain is similar to calories amount from ie.:

  • 4 apples
  • 2.5 glasses of Coca Cola (220 ml glass)
  • 2 slices of cheese
  • 2 slices of bread
  • 1.5 glasses of milk
  • 11 cubes of sugar

Take a look at tables below to see details about plantain nutrition.

Calories in Plantain Based On Fruits Category

See all nutrition data of plantain on charts.

Calories122kcal/100g(35 kcal/oz)
Protein1.3g/100g(0.4 g/oz)
Carbs Total31.9g/100g(9 g/oz)
Fat0.4g/100g(0.1 g/oz)

Calories And Nutrition in Medium Size Plantain (179 G), 100g and Ounce

per 100 gper ouncemedium size plantain (179 g)
Calories122 34.59 218.4
Carbs Total31.89 g9.04 g57.1 g
Dietary fiber1.7 g0.48 g3 g
Fat0.35 g< 0.1 g0.6 g
Protein1.3 g0.37 g2.3 g
Water65.2 g18.48 g116.7 g

plantain - vitamins per 100g

  • Vit A1127 IU
  • Vit B1 (Thiamine)0.062 mg
  • Vit B2 (riboflavin)0.076 mg
  • Vit B3 (Niacin)0.672 mg
  • Vit B60.242 mg
  • Vit B9 (Folic acid)0.022 mcg
  • Vit C18.4 mg
  • Vit K0.029 mg

Energy content of plantain

  • 94% CARBS
  • 4% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT

plantain - minerals per 100g

  • Potassium487 mg
  • Magnessium36 mg
  • Calcium3 mg
  • Sodium4 mg
  • Iron0.55 mg

How many calories in 1, 2, 3 or 5 plantains?

As I wrote before medium size plantain (179 g) have 218 calories. It is easy to count that two plantains have about 436 calories and three plantains have about 654 calories. In table below you can also see calories amount for four and five plantains.

  • Medium size plantain (179 g)218 kcal
  • Slice of plantain (10g)12 kcal
  • Plantain cup mashed (200g)244 kcal
  • Ounce (oz) of plantains35 kcal
  • Half of medium size plantain109 kcal
  • Small size plantain (143g)174.4 kcal
  • Big size plantain (233g)283.4 kcal
  • Two medium size plantains436 kcal
  • Three medium size plantains654 kcal
  • Four medium size plantains872 kcal
  • Five medium size plantains1090 kcal

Protein in plantain

Plantains have 1.3 g protein per 100g.
When you multiplay this value with weight of medium size plantain (179 g) you can see that you will get about 2.3 g of protein.

Carbs in plantains

Plantains have 31.89 g carbohydrates per 100g.
In the same way as for protein we can calculate that medium size plantain (179 g) has about 57.1 g of carbs.

Fat in plantains

Plantains have 0.35 g fat per 100g.
So it is easy to count that medium size plantain (179 g) has about 0.6 g of fat.

Plantain - caloies, wieght

medium size plantain (179 g) has:

218kcalFor burning these calories you have to:
Bike31 min.Bike
Horse ride40 min.Horse ride
Play tennis21 min.Tennis
Run22 min.Run
Swim26 min.Swim

Interesting charts - compare plantain with other fruits

When you look at charts below you will see how plantain looks like in comparsion to other products from its category. When you click on selected product you will se detailed comparsion.

Vitamin C in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Fiber in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Fat in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Iron in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Magnesium in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Potassium in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Protein in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Sodium in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Vitamin B1 in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Vitamin B2 in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Vitamin B6 in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Vitamin K in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Carbohydrates in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Calories in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Calcium in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Vitamin A in Plantain Based On Fruits Category
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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