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Arugula vs. Plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arugula and plums different?

  • Plums contain less vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin B5 than arugula.
  • Arugula covers your daily need for vitamin K, 85% more than plums.
  • Arugula has 27 times more calcium than plums. Arugula has 160mg of calcium, while plums have 6mg.
  • Plums have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of plums is 53, while the glycemic index of arugula is 32.

Arugula, raw and Plums, raw types were used 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%
Plum
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +571.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135%
Contains more IronIron +758.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +370%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +225%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +517.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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
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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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
Plum
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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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +230.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +223.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +151.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1596.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1840%
Contains more CholineCholine +705.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Plum DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 6.4µg 85%
Folate 97µg 5µg 23%
Iron 1.46mg 0.17mg 16%
Calcium 160mg 6mg 15%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.052mg 12%
Vitamin A 119µg 17µg 11%
Magnesium 47mg 7mg 10%
Vitamin C 15mg 9.5mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.135mg 6%
Potassium 369mg 157mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.026mg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Protein 2.58g 0.7g 4%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.029mg 3%
Carbs 3.65g 11.42g 3%
Copper 0.076mg 0.057mg 2%
Choline 15.3mg 1.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.044g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.417mg 1%
Calories 25kcal 46kcal 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.66g 0.28g 1%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.26mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.028mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.4g 1%
Sodium 27mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 10.02g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 9.92g N/A
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.134g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 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
Plum
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11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +268.6%
Contains more FatsFats +135.7%
Contains more OtherOther +278.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +212.9%
~equal in Water ~87.23g

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
Plum
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9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +625%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +173.5%

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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
  2. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/nutrients

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

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