Boiled Sweet Plantains: Nutrition & Health Impacts

Sweet plantains are a starchy staple that offers significant energy and fiber when boiled. Understanding the nutritional profile and potential disadvantages of plantains is essential for incorporating them into a healthy meal plan.

What Are the Disadvantages of Plantains?

Published Nov,06 2011 | By Linda Tarr Kent

Plantains, known as the cooking bananas, are a good source of potassium and vitamins C, B-6 and A, but they also have disadvantages. Though plantains are a type of banana, the American Diabetes Association considers them starchy vegetables that must be added into your mealtime carb count.