Borage vs. Arugula — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between borage and arugula
- Borage has more vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, and copper; however, arugula has more folate, vitamin B5, and calcium.
- Borage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 37% more.
- Borage has 3 times more vitamin B3 than arugula. Borage has 0.9mg of vitamin B3, while arugula has 0.305mg.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Borage, raw and Arugula, 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +27.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +126% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +71.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +200% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +72% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +135% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +133.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +76.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +36.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +74.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +195.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +15.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +965.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +646.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 108.6µg | 91% | |
Iron | 3.3mg | 1.46mg | 23% |
Vitamin C | 35mg | 15mg | 22% |
Folate | 13µg | 97µg | 21% |
Vitamin A | 210µg | 119µg | 10% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.041mg | 0.437mg | 8% |
Calcium | 93mg | 160mg | 7% |
Copper | 0.13mg | 0.076mg | 6% |
Fiber | 1.6g | 6% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.15mg | 0.086mg | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.9mg | 0.305mg | 4% |
Potassium | 470mg | 369mg | 3% |
Choline | 15.3mg | 3% | |
Vitamin E | 0.43mg | 3% | |
Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.47mg | 2% |
Protein | 1.8g | 2.58g | 2% |
Sodium | 80mg | 27mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.06mg | 0.044mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.084mg | 0.073mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.109g | 0.319g | 1% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.349mg | 0.321mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 52mg | 47mg | 1% |
Calories | 21kcal | 25kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.7g | 0.66g | 0% |
Carbs | 3.06g | 3.65g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.06g | 2.05g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.05g | N/A | |
Phosphorus | 53mg | 52mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.17g | 0.086g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.211g | 0.049g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +43.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +19.3% |
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Fats
~0.66g
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Water
~91.71g
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Other
~1.4g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +330.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -49.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +192.7% |