Plantains, green, boiled

Plant foods · Fruits · All fruits

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Macronutrients 40 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 1.1 g · 4 kcal/100g
Fat 0.1 g · 1 kcal/100g
Carbs 29.2 g · 117 kcal/100g
Fiber 2.6 g
Water 69 g
Total energy 121 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (96%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality —
Total fat
0.1g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-3
0.03g
Omega-6
0.05g

This food contains negligible fat

Protein quality 47 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 61%
Leucine 62%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 80%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 47%

Limiting amino acid is Valine (47% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 33 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin C 9.1 mg
Vitamin K 4 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.05 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.07 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.22 mg
Folate (B9) 48 µg

Minerals

Calcium 3 mg
Iron 0.3 mg
Magnesium 28 mg
Phosphorus 24 mg
Potassium 289 mg
Sodium 2 mg
Zinc 0.1 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.11 mg
Selenium 0.0 µg

Notable source of Folate (B9) (24% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 17 tracked nutrients.