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Arugula vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between arugula and garlic

  • Arugula is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate, yet garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, copper, vitamin C, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for garlic is 89% higher.
  • Arugula contains 264 times more vitamin A than garlic. Arugula contains 2373IU of vitamin A, while garlic contains 9IU.

Food types used in this article are Arugula, raw and Garlic, 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.1%
Contains more IronIron +16.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +293.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +146.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +420.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4633.3%
~equal in Potassium ~401mg

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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6288.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +3133.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +108%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +129.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1591.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +51.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 1.235mg 89%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 1.7µg 89%
Manganese 0.321mg 1.672mg 59%
Copper 0.076mg 0.299mg 25%
Selenium 0.3µg 14.2µg 25%
Folate 97µg 3µg 24%
Vitamin C 15mg 31.2mg 18%
Phosphorus 52mg 153mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.2mg 13%
Vitamin A 119µg 0µg 13%
Carbs 3.65g 33.06g 10%
Protein 2.58g 6.36g 8%
Calories 25kcal 149kcal 6%
Zinc 0.47mg 1.16mg 6%
Magnesium 47mg 25mg 5%
Iron 1.46mg 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.596mg 3%
Fiber 1.6g 2.1g 2%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.08mg 2%
Calcium 160mg 181mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.7mg 2%
Choline 15.3mg 23.2mg 1%
Potassium 369mg 401mg 1%
Fats 0.66g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 2.05g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 1g N/A
Sodium 27mg 17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.249g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 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
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +32%
Contains more WaterWater +56.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +146.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +805.8%
~equal in Other ~1.5g

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
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +345.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.089g

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.