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Borage vs. Marrow-stem Kale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between borage and marrow-stem Kale

  • Borage has more iron, copper, potassium, and magnesium; however, marrow-stem Kale has more folate, vitamin A, calcium, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for borage is 35% higher.
  • Marrow-stem Kale has 3 times less copper than borage. Borage has 0.13mg of copper, while marrow-stem Kale has 0.046mg.

Food types used in this article are Borage, raw and Collards, 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.
Borage
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 70% 19% 18% 15% 5.7% 11% 2.2% 86% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.7%
Contains more IronIron +602.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +149.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.21mg

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
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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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 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 118% 84% 45% 0% 14% 30% 14% 16% 38% 0% 1093% 97% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +551.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +892.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~35.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.054mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Borage Marrow-stem Kale DV% diff.
Vitamin K 437.1µg 364%
Iron 3.3mg 0.47mg 35%
Folate 13µg 129µg 29%
Fiber 4g 16%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 15%
Calcium 93mg 232mg 14%
Manganese 0.349mg 0.658mg 13%
Copper 0.13mg 0.046mg 9%
Potassium 470mg 213mg 8%
Magnesium 52mg 27mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.165mg 6%
Vitamin A 210µg 251µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.267mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Phosphorus 53mg 25mg 4%
Sodium 80mg 17mg 3%
Protein 1.8g 3.02g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.13mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.055g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.201g 1%
Calories 21kcal 32kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.054mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.9mg 0.742mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.3µg 1%
Carbs 3.06g 5.42g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.61g 0%
Vitamin C 35mg 35.3mg 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 1.42g N/A
Sugar 0.46g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.21mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.211g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.1mg 0%
Leucine 0.151mg 0%
Lysine 0.117mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.087mg 0%
Valine 0.12mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Borage
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2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 0.61 g
Carbs: 5.42 g
Water: 89.62 g
Other: 1.33 g
Contains more FatsFats +14.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.1%
~equal in Water ~89.62g
~equal in Other ~1.33g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Borage
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35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
19% 10% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.055 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.201 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +603.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.4%

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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. Marrow-stem Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170406/nutrients

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

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