Calories and nutrition facts

Plantain

Also known as: cooking banana

100 g of plantain has 130 calories, 1.2 g protein, 30 g carbs and 0.07 g fat. 1 plantain (200 g) has 260 calories.

  • Carbs 96 %
  • Protein 4 %
  • Fat 0 %
Plantain1 plantain (200 g)
Calories260
Carbs59 g
Protein2.4 g
Fat0.14 g
Health Score7/10
Average

The Health Score from the ClemCam app: 1 to 10, based on the Nutri-Score (2023) per 100 g.

Nutrition facts

Nutrition factsper 100 g1 plantain (200 g)
Energy130 kcal 544 kJ260 kcal 1,088 kJ
Fat0.07 g0.14 g
of which saturated0.12 g0.24 g
Carbohydrates30 g59 g
of which sugars7.7 g15 g
Fibre2.2 g4.4 g
Protein1.2 g2.4 g
Salt0.01 g0.02 g

Vitamins

Nutrition factsper 100 g% reference intake
Vitamin A60 µg7.5 %
Vitamin B1 (thiamin)0.1 mg9.1 %
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)0.1 mg7.1 %
Niacin (B3)0.8 mg5 %
Vitamin B60.18 mg13 %
Folate25 µg13 %
Vitamin C17 mg21 %
Vitamin E0.67 mg5.6 %
Vitamin K0.3 µg0.4 %

Minerals

Nutrition factsper 100 g% reference intake
Calcium6 mg0.8 %
Iron0.62 mg4.4 %
Magnesium39 mg10 %
Zinc0.1 mg1 %
Potassium466 mg23 %
Phosphorus34 mg4.9 %
Iodine2.5 µg1.7 %

Per 100 g, at least 15% of the reference intake of: Vitamin C, Potassium.

Adult reference intakes from EU Regulation 1169/2011 (fibre 30 g and salt 6 g as recommended by the DGE). Only values above 0 are shown.

Compared

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Questions

How many calories are in 1 plantain (200 g)?

1 plantain (200 g) has 260 calories, with 2.4 g protein, 59 g carbs and 0.14 g fat.

How much protein is in plantain?

Plantain has 1.2 g protein per 100 g. That is 4% of its calories.

How many carbs are in plantain?

Plantain has 30 g carbs per 100 g, including 7.7 g sugars and 2.2 g fibre.

Source: German Federal Food Code (Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel, BLS) 4.0, Max Rubner Institute (2025), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values per 100 g edible portion, BLS code F545100. Serving sizes are typical amounts; per-serving values, shares and the Health Score were calculated by ClemCam.