Green Plantains

Q: How many calories in cup of green plantains?

About 166 calories, with roughly 1.5g of protein. cup weighs about 137g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Grab-and-go fuel that has not been engineered into a snack.

121

cal per 100 g

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= 4.8 oz

Calories

166

Protein

1.5g

Carbs

39.9g

Fat

0.1g

Protein 4% Carbs 96% Fat 1%

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Green Plantains is 2g of sugar, wrapped in 2.6g of fiber per 100g. That's what makes it not soda.

The fiber slows absorption; the sugar is not "free sugar" the way added sugar is. Whole fruit and juice are different foods nutritionally, even at the same sugar number.

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What per 100 g costs.

Minutes for a 155 lb (70 kg) adult to burn 121 cal. Adjust down for lighter, up for heavier.

Walking

min · 3.5 mph

Cycling

min · easy pace

Jogging

min · 5 mph

Swimming

min · freestyle

Estimates from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Real burn depends on weight, intensity, and fitness.

The chef's caveat

Ripeness matters

A greener green plantains has more starch and less sugar; a spotty one is the reverse. Total calories barely move, but if you are tracking blood sugar or fiber-vs-sugar ratio, ripeness is a real variable — not a rounding error.

Full nutrient panel · per 100 g

What else is in there.

From USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). %DV against the FDA 2,000-calorie reference.

Fiber2.6 g9%

Sugar2.25 g—

Saturated fat0.072 g0%

Sodium2 mg0%

Potassium289 mg6%

Calcium3 mg0%

Iron0.3 mg2%

Magnesium28 mg7%

Zinc0.14 mg1%

Vitamin C9.1 mg10%

Vitamin B60.22 mg13%

Folate48 mcg12%

Niacin0.39 mg2%

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

per 100 g, as-served. Same portion, honest comparison.

Orange Peel

24 fewer calories per 100g.

Cal97 Protein1.5 g Fat0.2 g

Banana

32 fewer calories per 100g.

Cal89 Protein1.1 g Fat0.3 g

Avocado

39 more calories per 100g · +15g fat.

Cal160 Protein2 g Fat14.7 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in cup of green plantains?

About 166 calories, with roughly 1.5g of protein. cup weighs about 137g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Does a ripe green plantains have more calories?

Barely. As fruit ripens, starch converts to sugar — same calories, different molecule. What changes: sweeter taste, faster blood-sugar rise, softer texture. Total calories move maybe 3–5%.

Is green plantains actually healthy, or is that marketing?

By the numbers on this page: fiber, vitamin C, potassium; sugar comes with its brake pedal (fiber).

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