Which has more calories, Plantain or Rice?

Rice has more calories than Plantain: 130 kcal vs 122 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Plantain or Rice?

Rice has more protein than Plantain: 2.69 g vs 1.3 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Plantain or Rice?

Plantain has more fat than Rice: 0.35 g vs 0.28 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Plantain or Rice?

Plantain has more carbohydrates than Rice: 31.9 g vs 28.2 g per 100 g.

Plantain vs Rice: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Plantain has 122 kcal and Rice has 130 kcal, so Plantain has 6% fewer calories.

Rice has more protein (2.69 g vs 1.3 g). Plantain has more fiber (1.7 g vs 0.4 g). Relative to calories, Rice is the better protein source (2.07 g vs 1.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Plantain - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Plantain

Serving size:
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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.

White Rice

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handful (35g)tablespoon (14g)cup (180g)half cup (90g)

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Plantain vs White Rice 100g Compare

per 100g	Plantain	Rice
Calories	122	130
Carbohydrates	31.89 g	28.17 g
Fat	0.35 g	0.28 g
Dietary fiber	1.7 g	0.4 g
Protein	1.3 g	2.69 g
Water	65.2 g	68.44 g
Calcium	3 mg	10 mg
Iron	0.55 mg	0.2 mg
Magnessium	36 mg	12 mg
Potassium	487 mg	35 mg
Sodium	4 mg	1 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.062 mg	0.02 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.076 mg	0.013 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.672 mg	0.4 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.242 mg	0.093 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.022 µg	0.003 µg

Less Calories in Plantain

At first glance, you can see that in plantain is just a little less calories than in white rice.

Plantain has 122 kcal per 100g and white rice 130 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 7%.

In plantain and in white rice most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare plantain with white rice in details.

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Plantain 100g

122kcal

Calories source

94% CARBS.
4% PROTEIN
2% FAT

Plantain calories per:
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Rice 100g

130kcal

Calories source

89% CARBS
9% PROTEIN
2% FAT

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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.