Yuca vs Plantain: Which Has More Calories?

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

Yuca - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Yuca - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Yuca
Serving size:
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standard serving size (85g)cup (127g)half cup (63.5g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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.
Plantain
Serving size:
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one plantain (179g)slice (10g)cup mashed (200g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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 vs Plantain 100g Compare

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

More Calories in Yuca

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

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

In yuca and in plantain most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare yuca with plantain in details.

Yuca 100g

160kcal

Calories source

  • 95% CARBS.
  • 3% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT
Yuca calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup

Plantain 100g

122kcal

Calories source

  • 94% CARBS
  • 4% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT
Plantain calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | slice | cup mashed

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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.