Which has more calories, Plantain or Potato?

Plantain has more calories than Potato: 122 kcal vs 77 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Plantain or Potato?

Potato has more protein than Plantain: 2.05 g vs 1.3 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Plantain or Potato?

Plantain has more fat than Potato: 0.35 g vs 0.09 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Plantain or Potato?

Plantain has more carbohydrates than Potato: 31.9 g vs 17.5 g per 100 g.

Plantain vs. Potato: Which is Healthier? Nutrition, Carbs & Calories Compared

Per 100 g, Plantain has 122 kcal and Potato has 77 kcal, so Potato has 37% fewer calories.

Plantain has more carbohydrates (31.9 g vs 17.5 g). Relative to calories, Potato is the better protein source (2.66 g vs 1.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Plantain - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Plantain

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one plantain (179g)slice (10g)cup mashed (200g)

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Potato

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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)

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Plantain vs Potato 100g Compare

per 100g	Plantain	Potato
Calories	122	77
Carbohydrates	31.89 g	17.49 g
Fat	0.35 g	0.09 g
Dietary fiber	1.7 g	2.1 g
Protein	1.3 g	2.05 g
Water	65.2 g	79.25 g
Calcium	3 mg	12 mg
Iron	0.55 mg	0.81 mg
Magnessium	36 mg	23 mg
Potassium	487 mg	425 mg
Sodium	4 mg	6 mg
Vitaminium A	1127 IU	2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.062 mg	0.081 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.076 mg	0.032 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.672 mg	1.061 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.242 mg	0.298 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.022 µg	0.015 µg
Vitaminium C	18.4 mg	19.7 mg
Vitaminium K	0.029 µg	0.002 µg

More Calories in Plantain

At first glance, you can see that in plantain is much more calories than in potato.

Plantain has 122 kcal per 100g and potato 77 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 58%.

In plantain and in potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare plantain with potato in details.

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Plantain 100g

122kcal

Calories source

94% CARBS.
4% PROTEIN
2% FAT

Plantain calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | slice | cup mashed

Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

89% CARBS
10% PROTEIN
1% FAT

Potato calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | sliced

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.