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Arrowroot vs. Fiddlehead ferns — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arrowroot and fiddlehead ferns

  • Arrowroot has more iron and vitamin B1; however, fiddlehead ferns have more vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B2.
  • Fiddlehead ferns' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 72% more.
  • Arrowroot has 7 times more vitamin B1 than fiddlehead ferns. Arrowroot has 0.143mg of vitamin B1, while fiddlehead ferns have 0.02mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arrowroot, raw and Fiddlehead ferns, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 9.6% 33% 49% 107% 23% 43% 0.13% 67% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.7%
Contains more IronIron +69.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~101mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 89% 60% 0% 0% 5% 48% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +615%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Fiddlehead ferns DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 85%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 26.6mg 27%
Copper 0.121mg 0.32mg 22%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 4.98mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 20%
Vitamin A 1µg 181µg 20%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.51mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.21mg 12%
Iron 2.22mg 1.31mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.02mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Calcium 6mg 32mg 3%
Carbs 13.39g 5.54g 3%
Potassium 454mg 370mg 2%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.83mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 34mg 2%
Calories 65kcal 34kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Sodium 26mg 1mg 1%
Protein 4.24g 4.55g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 5.54g N/A
Phosphorus 98mg 101mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
5% 6% 89%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 88.68 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +141.7%
Contains more OtherOther +71.1%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
~equal in Protein ~4.55g
~equal in Water ~88.68g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Fiddlehead ferns - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169405/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.