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Arugula vs. Tomatillo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arugula and tomatillos

  • Arugula has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B5; however, tomatillos are higher in manganese and vitamin B3.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily need for manganese, 6638% more than arugula.
  • Arugula has 23 times more calcium than tomatillos. While arugula has 160mg of calcium, tomatillos have only 7mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Arugula, raw and Tomatillos, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +135%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2185.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.7%
Contains more IronIron +135.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47563.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1883.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +191.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +975.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1285.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +101.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +506.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.044mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Tomatillo DV% diff.
Manganese 0.321mg 153mg 6638%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 10.1µg 82%
Folate 97µg 7µg 23%
Calcium 160mg 7mg 15%
Vitamin A 119µg 6µg 13%
Iron 1.46mg 0.62mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 1.85mg 10%
Magnesium 47mg 20mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.15mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.035mg 4%
Vitamin C 15mg 11.7mg 4%
Potassium 369mg 268mg 3%
Protein 2.58g 0.96g 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.22mg 2%
Phosphorus 52mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.056mg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 7.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.417g 1%
Sodium 27mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 3.65g 5.84g 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.9g 1%
Fats 0.66g 1.02g 1%
Calories 25kcal 32kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.05g 3.94g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 3.93g N/A
Copper 0.076mg 0.079mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.38mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.044mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.139g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.155g 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: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +168.8%
Contains more OtherOther +154.5%
Contains more FatsFats +54.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60%
~equal in Water ~91.63g

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
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.7%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.