Initial SAIN and LIM scores were calculated for the raw materials from the 23 positive and 3 negative nutrient values (Table 1). With 3.7 and 0.3 respectively calculated for the SAIN and LIM scores (Fig. 4A), raw plantain was ranked among neutral foods according the classification in Fig. 1. This is consistent with the fact that plantain was found to contain just a few positive nutrients (only potassium and vitamin B6 exceeded 10% of the recommended values) and negative nutrients. Moreover,