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Arugula vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arugula and eggplant different?

  • Arugula has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, calcium, vitamin C, and magnesium; however, eggplant is richer in fiber.
  • Arugula covers your daily need for vitamin K, 88% more than eggplant.
  • Arugula has 103 times more vitamin A than eggplant. Arugula has 2373IU of vitamin A, while eggplant has 23IU.

Arugula, raw and Eggplant, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +235.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1677.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.1%
Contains more IronIron +534.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +193.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.081mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.3µg

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%
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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +581.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3002.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +340.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 3.5µg 88%
Folate 97µg 22µg 19%
Iron 1.46mg 0.23mg 15%
Calcium 160mg 9mg 15%
Vitamin C 15mg 2.2mg 14%
Vitamin A 119µg 1µg 13%
Magnesium 47mg 14mg 8%
Fiber 1.6g 3g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.037mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 24mg 4%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.232mg 4%
Potassium 369mg 229mg 4%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.16mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.281mg 3%
Protein 2.58g 0.98g 3%
Choline 15.3mg 6.9mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.649mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.076g 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Copper 0.076mg 0.081mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.3mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 3.65g 5.88g 1%
Fats 0.66g 0.18g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.084mg 1%
Calories 25kcal 25kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.05g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 3.53g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.039mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +163.3%
Contains more FatsFats +266.7%
Contains more OtherOther +112.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.1%
~equal in Water ~92.3g

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +206.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +319.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.5%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.