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Artichoke vs. Fiddlehead ferns — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between artichoke and fiddlehead ferns

  • Artichoke has more magnesium; however, fiddlehead ferns have more vitamin A, vitamin B3, vitamin C, vitamin B2, manganese, and copper.
  • Fiddlehead ferns' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 72% more.
  • Artichoke has 2 times more magnesium than fiddlehead ferns. Artichoke has 60mg of magnesium, while fiddlehead ferns have 34mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Artichokes, (globe or french), 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 43% 13% 33% 48% 77% 13% 39% 12% 33% 1.1%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +76.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +99.2%
~equal in Potassium ~370mg
~equal in Iron ~1.31mg

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 39% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 18% 15% 20% 20% 27% 0% 37% 51% 19%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +127.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +218.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +376.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Artichoke Fiddlehead ferns DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 1.046mg 4.98mg 25%
Fiber 5.4g 22%
Vitamin A 1µg 181µg 20%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 26.6mg 17%
Folate 68µg 17%
Vitamin K 14.8µg 12%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.51mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.21mg 11%
Copper 0.231mg 0.32mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 7%
Choline 34.4mg 6%
Magnesium 60mg 34mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.02mg 4%
Sodium 94mg 1mg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.83mg 3%
Protein 3.27g 4.55g 3%
Phosphorus 90mg 101mg 2%
Carbs 10.51g 5.54g 2%
Calories 47kcal 34kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Calcium 44mg 32mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 5.11g 5.54g N/A
Potassium 370mg 370mg 0%
Iron 1.28mg 1.31mg 0%
Sugar 0.99g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 11% 85%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 10.51 g
Water: 84.94 g
Other: 1.13 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 +89.7%
Contains more OtherOther +36.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.1%
Contains more FatsFats +166.7%
~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. Artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169205/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.

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