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Borage vs. Chard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between borage and chard

  • Borage has more vitamin C and iron, while chard has more vitamin A and magnesium.
  • Chard's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 38% higher.
  • Chard contains 2 times less vitamin C than borage. Borage contains 35mg of vitamin C, while chard contains 18mg.
  • The amount of sodium in borage is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Borage, raw and Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.
Borage
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
Chard
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60.3%
Contains more IronIron +46%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +65%
~equal in Manganese ~0.334mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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.
Borage
5
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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Chard
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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 60% 102% 38% 0% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +297.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.085mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Borage Chard DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 273%
Vitamin C 35mg 18mg 19%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Iron 3.3mg 2.26mg 13%
Vitamin A 210µg 306µg 11%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Magnesium 52mg 86mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.086mg 5%
Choline 28.7mg 5%
Calcium 93mg 58mg 4%
Sodium 80mg 179mg 4%
Copper 0.13mg 0.163mg 4%
Phosphorus 53mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.9mg 0.36mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.163mg 2%
Potassium 470mg 549mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.034mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.33mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.012g 1%
Manganese 0.349mg 0.334mg 1%
Folate 13µg 9µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.028g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.08g 1%
Calories 21kcal 20kcal 0%
Protein 1.8g 1.88g 0%
Carbs 3.06g 4.13g 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 2.03g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.085mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.211g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Borage
3
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
Chard
2
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more FatsFats +775%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35%
~equal in Protein ~1.88g
~equal in Water ~92.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Borage
2
35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Chard
1
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1218.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +289.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%

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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. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/nutrients
  2. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/nutrients

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

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