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Borage vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between borage and garden rhubarb

  • The amount of vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, copper, magnesium, vitamin B2, manganese, phosphorus, and potassium in borage is higher than in garden rhubarb.
  • Borage covers your daily vitamin A needs 82% more than garden rhubarb.
  • Garden rhubarb has 15 times less iron than borage. Borage has 3.3mg of iron, while garden rhubarb has 0.22mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Borage, raw and Rhubarb, 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.2%
Contains more IronIron +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +519%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +278.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +78.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%
~equal in Calcium ~86mg

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +337.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +250%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Borage Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Iron 3.3mg 0.22mg 39%
Vitamin C 35mg 8mg 30%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Vitamin A 210µg 5µg 23%
Copper 0.13mg 0.021mg 12%
Magnesium 52mg 12mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.03mg 9%
Manganese 0.349mg 0.196mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Phosphorus 53mg 14mg 6%
Potassium 470mg 288mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.024mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.9mg 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Sodium 80mg 4mg 3%
Protein 1.8g 0.9g 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Folate 13µg 7µg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 93mg 86mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.053g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.085mg 1%
Calories 21kcal 21kcal 0%
Carbs 3.06g 4.54g 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 1.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.211g 0.039g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more OtherOther +92%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.4%
~equal in Water ~93.61g

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +441%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.099g

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.