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Broccoli vs. Radicchio — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between broccoli and radicchio

  • Broccoli has more vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, fiber, and vitamin B5; however, radicchio is richer in vitamin K, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Radicchio's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 128% more.
  • Broccoli contains 23 times more vitamin A than radicchio. Broccoli contains 623IU of vitamin A, while radicchio contains 27IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Broccoli, raw and Radicchio, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 5.7% 27% 21% 114% 17% 17% 2.9% 18% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +147.4%
Contains more IronIron +28.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +177.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +595.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
~equal in Potassium ~302mg

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
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% 0.33% 45% 0% 4% 6.5% 4.8% 16% 13% 0% 638% 45% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1015%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +343.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +317.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +189.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +151.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~60µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Radicchio DV% diff.
Vitamin K 101.6µg 255.2µg 128%
Vitamin C 89.2mg 8mg 90%
Copper 0.049mg 0.341mg 32%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 2.26mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.057mg 9%
Fiber 2.6g 0.9g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.028mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.269mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.016mg 5%
Phosphorus 66mg 40mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 1µg 3%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.138mg 3%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.9µg 3%
Protein 2.82g 1.43g 3%
Iron 0.73mg 0.57mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 13mg 2%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.62mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.255mg 2%
Folate 63µg 60µg 1%
Choline 18.7mg 10.9mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 23kcal 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Carbs 6.64g 4.48g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.25g 0%
Net carbs 4.04g 3.58g N/A
Potassium 316mg 302mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 0.6g N/A
Sodium 33mg 22mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.06g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0.062mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.056mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0.024mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
4% 93%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 93.14 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.2%
Contains more FatsFats +48%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.2%
Contains more OtherOther +24.3%
~equal in Water ~93.14g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
33% 6% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.01g

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/nutrients
  2. Radicchio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168564/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.