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Beetroot vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beetroot and mousse

  • Beetroot has more folate, manganese, and fiber; however, mousse is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
  • Mousse's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 47% more.
  • Beetroot contains 7 times more folate than mousse. Beetroot contains 109µg of folate, while mousse contains 15µg.
  • Beetroot contains less saturated fat.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beetroot is 64, while the glycemic index of mousse is 42.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beets, raw and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.3%
Contains more IronIron +45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +457.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +192.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.075mg

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +626.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1175%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +412.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +243.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Mousse DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 140mg 47%
Saturated fat 0.027g 9.151g 41%
Fats 0.17g 16g 24%
Folate 109µg 15µg 24%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Vitamin A 2µg 140µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.205mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 5.027g 12%
Selenium 0.7µg 7.4µg 12%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.059mg 12%
Phosphorus 40mg 117mg 11%
Calories 43kcal 225kcal 9%
Fiber 2.8g 0.6g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.533mg 8%
Calcium 16mg 96mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.879g 5%
Potassium 325mg 143mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0.1mg 5%
Protein 1.61g 4.14g 5%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.64mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 0.55mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.51mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Carbs 9.56g 16.07g 2%
Sodium 78mg 38mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.146mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.6µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.045mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.058mg 1%
Net carbs 6.76g 15.47g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 14.81g N/A
Copper 0.075mg 0.075mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more WaterWater +39.1%
Contains more OtherOther +27.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +157.1%
Contains more FatsFats +9311.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Mousse
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15609.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1365%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/nutrients

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

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