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Bamboo shoots vs. Heart of palm — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bamboo shoots and heart of palm different?

  • Bamboo shoots are richer in vitamin B1, while heart of palm is higher in copper, vitamin B6, potassium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Heart of palm covers your daily need for copper, 50% more than bamboo shoots.
  • Bamboo shoots contain 3 times more vitamin B1 than heart of palm. Bamboo shoots contain 0.15mg of vitamin B1, while heart of palm contains 0.05mg.

Bamboo shoots, raw and Hearts of palm, 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 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.4% 159% 63% 215% 102% 60% 1.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +238.8%
Contains more IronIron +238%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +239.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.3%

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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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 27% 1% 10% 0% 13% 42% 17% 0% 187% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +237.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bamboo shoots Heart of palm DV% diff.
Copper 0.19mg 0.644mg 50%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.81mg 44%
Potassium 533mg 1806mg 37%
Zinc 1.1mg 3.73mg 24%
Iron 0.5mg 1.69mg 15%
Phosphorus 59mg 140mg 12%
Manganese 0.262mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.18mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.05mg 8%
Carbs 5.2g 25.61g 7%
Vitamin C 4mg 8mg 4%
Calories 27kcal 115kcal 4%
Folate 7µg 24µg 4%
Fiber 2.2g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 3%
Magnesium 3mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.9mg 2%
Calcium 13mg 18mg 1%
Protein 2.6g 2.7g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3g 24.11g N/A
Sugar 3g 17.16g N/A
Sodium 4mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0.046g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
3% 26% 70% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 25.61 g
Water: 69.5 g
Other: 1.99 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +30.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +392.5%
Contains more OtherOther +121.1%
~equal in Protein ~2.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 3% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.134 g
33% 4% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.046 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.3%

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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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/nutrients
  2. Heart of palm - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167714/nutrients

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

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