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Arugula vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between arugula and cereal?

  • Arugula is higher in vitamin K; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 520% more.
  • Arugula has less sodium.
  • Arugula has a lower glycemic index (32) than cereal (69).

We used Arugula, raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) types in this article.

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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 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +147.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more IronIron +2232.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1517%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2000%

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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +156.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +584%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9611.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 6.288mg 520%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 5.986mg 455%
Iron 1.46mg 34.06mg 408%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 3.87mg 291%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 29.62mg 183%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 0µg 91%
Vitamin A 119µg 814µg 77%
Zinc 0.47mg 7.6mg 65%
Sodium 27mg 795mg 33%
Carbs 3.65g 86.85g 28%
Vitamin C 15mg 38.5mg 26%
Folate 97µg 24%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.79mg 20%
Calories 25kcal 378kcal 18%
Calcium 160mg 10mg 15%
Selenium 0.3µg 6.3µg 11%
Potassium 369mg 105mg 8%
Copper 0.076mg 0.137mg 7%
Magnesium 47mg 19mg 7%
Protein 2.58g 6.06g 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 77mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.226mg 4%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.08mg 2%
Fats 0.66g 1.08g 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.4g 1%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 10.35g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.204g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.354g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +2326.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.9%
Contains more FatsFats +63.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2279.5%
Contains more OtherOther +59.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +316.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11%

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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. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.