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Rapini vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rapini and asparagus?

  • Rapini is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, calcium, folate, and vitamin B6, yet asparagus is higher in copper.
  • Rapini's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 152% more.
  • Rapini has 5 times more calcium than asparagus. While rapini has 108mg of calcium, asparagus has only 24mg.

We used Broccoli raab, raw and Asparagus, raw types in this article.

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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.
Rapini
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +130%
~equal in Potassium ~202mg
~equal in Iron ~2.14mg

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.
Rapini
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 67% 44% 32% 0% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62% 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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +260.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +244.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +43.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +438.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +59.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.141mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rapini Asparagus DV% diff.
Vitamin K 224µg 41.6µg 152%
Copper 0.042mg 0.189mg 16%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 5.6mg 16%
Manganese 0.395mg 0.158mg 10%
Vitamin A 131µg 38µg 10%
Folate 83µg 52µg 8%
Calcium 108mg 24mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.171mg 0.091mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.62mg 1.13mg 3%
Phosphorus 73mg 52mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.162mg 0.143mg 2%
Zinc 0.77mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.221mg 0.978mg 2%
Fiber 2.7g 2.1g 2%
Protein 3.17g 2.2g 2%
Magnesium 22mg 14mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.129mg 0.141mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.274mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.05g 1%
Fructose 0.17g 1g 1%
Sodium 33mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.12g 1%
Calories 22kcal 20kcal 0%
Carbs 2.85g 3.88g 0%
Net carbs 0.15g 1.78g N/A
Potassium 196mg 202mg 0%
Iron 2.14mg 2.14mg 0%
Sugar 0.38g 1.88g N/A
Choline 18.3mg 16mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.128mg 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.153mg 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.049mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 g
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.1%
Contains more FatsFats +308.3%
Contains more OtherOther +62.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.1%
~equal in Water ~93.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +160%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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29% 26% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
12% 35% 53%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.23 g
Glucose: 0.65 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +109.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +550%
Contains more FructoseFructose +488.2%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/nutrients
  2. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/nutrients

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

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