Arugula vs. Chow mein — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arugula and chow mein

Arugula has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, chow mein has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Arugula's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 89% more.
Arugula is lower in sodium.
Chow mein has a higher glycemic index than arugula.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arugula, raw and Noodles, chinese, chow mein.

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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.

Arugula

Chow mein

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+207.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.6%
Contains more IronIron	+224%
Contains more CopperCopper	+119.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+197.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+209.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14233.3%

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.

Arugula

Chow mein

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7657.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+434.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1213.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+389.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1850.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~106µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	108.6µg	1.4µg	89%
Selenium	0.3µg	43µg	78%
Sodium	27mg	1174mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.578mg	45%
Iron	1.46mg	4.73mg	41%
Vitamin B3	0.305mg	5.95mg	35%
Vitamin B2	0.086mg	0.421mg	26%
Calories	25kcal	475kcal	23%
Fats	0.66g	15.43g	23%
Carbs	3.65g	72.8g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	0.049g	8.929g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.319g	3.571g	22%
Vitamin C	15mg	0mg	17%
Phosphorus	52mg	161mg	16%
Calcium	160mg	20mg	14%
Manganese	0.321mg		14%
Vitamin A	119µg	0µg	13%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	2.3mg	12%
Protein	2.58g	8.11g	11%
Copper	0.076mg	0.167mg	10%
Saturated fat	0.086g	2.229g	10%
Fiber	1.6g	3.7g	8%
Zinc	0.47mg	1.4mg	8%
Potassium	369mg	120mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.11mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.437mg	0.533mg	2%
Folate	97µg	106µg	2%
Magnesium	47mg	52mg	1%
Choline	15.3mg	8.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	97kcal	586kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	400g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.3	5.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.05g	69.1g	N/A
Sugar	2.05g	5.71g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.8g	N/A