Which has more calories, Plantain or Yuca?

Yuca has more calories than Plantain: 160 kcal vs 122 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Plantain or Yuca?

Yuca has more protein than Plantain: 1.36 g vs 1.3 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Plantain or Yuca?

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

Which has more carbohydrates, Plantain or Yuca?

Yuca has more carbohydrates than Plantain: 38.1 g vs 31.9 g per 100 g.

Plantain vs Yuca: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Plantain has 122 kcal and Yuca has 160 kcal, so Plantain has 24% fewer calories.

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.

Yuca

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standard serving size (85g)cup (127g)half cup (63.5g)

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Plantain vs Yuca 100g Compare

per 100g	Plantain	Yuca
Calories	122	160
Carbohydrates	31.89 g	38.06 g
Fat	0.35 g	0.28 g
Dietary fiber	1.7 g	1.8 g
Protein	1.3 g	1.36 g
Water	65.2 g	59.68 g
Calcium	3 mg	16 mg
Iron	0.55 mg	0.27 mg
Magnessium	36 mg	21 mg
Potassium	487 mg	271 mg
Sodium	4 mg	14 mg
Vitaminium A	1127 IU	13 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.062 mg	0.087 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.076 mg	0.048 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.672 mg	0.854 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.242 mg	0.088 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.022 µg	0.027 µg
Vitaminium C	18.4 mg	20.6 mg
Vitaminium K	0.029 µg	0.002 µg

Less Calories in Plantain

At first glance, you can see that in plantain is less calories than in yuca.

Plantain has 122 kcal per 100g and yuca 160 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 31%.

In plantain and in yuca most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare plantain with yuca 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

Yuca 100g

160kcal

Calories source

95% CARBS
3% PROTEIN
2% FAT

Yuca calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup

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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.