Yuca vs Plantain: Nutrition Showdown
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?


Plantain vs Yuca: Nutrition Comparison
per 100g | Yuca | Plantain |
---|---|---|
Calories | 75 | 122 |
Carbohydrates | 18.87 g | 31.89 g |
Protein | 0.94 g | 1.3 g |
Sodium | 525 mg | 4 mg |
Less Calories in Yuca
At first glance, you can see that in yuca is much less calories than in plantain.
Yuca has 75 kcal per 100g and plantain 122 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 63%.
In yuca and in plantain most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare yuca with plantain in details.
Yuca And Plantain Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
plantain - 63% more than yuca - Carbohydrates:
plantain - 69% more than yuca - Protein:
plantain - 38% more than yuca
Less protein in yuca
It is aslo easy to see see that in yuca is less protein than in plantain.
There is 1.3g per 100g of plantain and 0.94g per 100g of yuca so using simple math we can see that difference is about 38%.
Less carbohydrates in yuca
In yuca is less carbohydrates than in plantain.
There is 31.89g/100g of carbohydrates in plantain and 18.87g/100g in yuca so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 69%.
Yuca
75kcal- Calories75
- Carbohydrates18.87 g
- Protein0.94 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 95% CARBS.
- 5% PROTEIN
- 0% FAT
Plantain
122kcal- Calories122
- Carbohydrates31.89 g
- Protein1.3 g
100g | ounce | single piece | slice | cup mashed
Calories source
- 94% CARBS
- 4% PROTEIN
- 2% FAT
Vitamins: plantain vs yuca
Minerals: yuca vs plantain
- Sodium:
yuca - 13025% more than plantain
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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