Arugula vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between arugula and borage
- Arugula has more folate, vitamin B5, and calcium; however, borage has more vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, and copper.
- Borage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 37% more.
- Arugula has 11 times more vitamin B5 than borage. Arugula has 0.437mg of vitamin B5, while borage has 0.041mg.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Arugula, raw and Borage, 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +72% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +135% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +10.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +27.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +126% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +71.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +200% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +965.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +646.2% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +133.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +76.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +36.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +74.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +195.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +15.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 108.6µg | 91% | |
Iron | 1.46mg | 3.3mg | 23% |
Vitamin C | 15mg | 35mg | 22% |
Folate | 97µg | 13µg | 21% |
Vitamin A | 119µg | 210µg | 10% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.437mg | 0.041mg | 8% |
Calcium | 160mg | 93mg | 7% |
Copper | 0.076mg | 0.13mg | 6% |
Fiber | 1.6g | 6% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.086mg | 0.15mg | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.305mg | 0.9mg | 4% |
Potassium | 369mg | 470mg | 3% |
Choline | 15.3mg | 3% | |
Vitamin E | 0.43mg | 3% | |
Zinc | 0.47mg | 0.2mg | 2% |
Protein | 2.58g | 1.8g | 2% |
Sodium | 27mg | 80mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.044mg | 0.06mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.073mg | 0.084mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.319g | 0.109g | 1% |
Selenium | 0.3µg | 0.9µg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.321mg | 0.349mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 47mg | 52mg | 1% |
Calories | 25kcal | 21kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.66g | 0.7g | 0% |
Carbs | 3.65g | 3.06g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2.05g | 3.06g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.05g | N/A | |
Phosphorus | 52mg | 53mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.086g | 0.17g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.049g | 0.211g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +43.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +19.3% |
~equal in
Fats
~0.7g
~equal in
Water
~93g
~equal in
Other
~1.44g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -49.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +192.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +330.6% |