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Arugula vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between arugula and margarine?

  • Arugula is richer in folate, iron, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin K, magnesium, and potassium, while margarine is higher in vitamin E and vitamin A.
  • Margarine's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 76% higher.
  • Margarine has 97 times less folate than arugula. Arugula has 97µg of folate, while margarine has 1µg.
  • Arugula is lower in saturated fat.
  • Arugula has a higher glycemic index (32) than margarine (0).

We used Arugula, raw and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1950%
Contains more IronIron +2333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +940%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1226.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +711.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +9600%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +588.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1993%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Margarine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 24.302g 160%
Fats 0.66g 80.71g 123%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 38.877g 97%
Vitamin A 119µg 819µg 78%
Saturated fat 0.086g 15.189g 69%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 9mg 57%
Calories 25kcal 717kcal 35%
Folate 97µg 1µg 24%
Iron 1.46mg 0.06mg 18%
Calcium 160mg 3mg 16%
Vitamin C 15mg 0.2mg 16%
Manganese 0.321mg 14%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 93µg 13%
Magnesium 47mg 3mg 10%
Potassium 369mg 18mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 9%
Copper 0.076mg 0mg 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 5mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Protein 2.58g 0.16g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.009mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.1µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.037mg 4%
Zinc 0.47mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.023mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 27mg 2mg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 12.4mg 1%
Carbs 3.65g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 0.7g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 14.89g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

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
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1512.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +421.4%
Contains more WaterWater +455.1%
Contains more FatsFats +12128.8%
Contains more OtherOther +36.4%

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
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +79240.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7518.2%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.