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Brussels sprouts vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Brussels sprouts and apples

  • Apples contain less vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin B1, potassium, and phosphorus than Brussels sprouts.
  • Brussels sprouts' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 146% higher.
  • Apples contain 20 times less folate than Brussels sprouts. Brussels sprouts contain 61µg of folate, while apples contain 3µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Brussels sprouts, raw and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +360%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +263.6%
Contains more IronIron +1066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +159.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +527.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +862.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1747.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +388.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +717.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +718.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +406.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +434.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7945.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1933.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +461.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Apple DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 0.051g 1020%
Vitamin K 177µg 2.2µg 146%
Vitamin C 85mg 4.6mg 89%
Iron 1.4mg 0.12mg 16%
Folate 61µg 3µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.041mg 14%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.035mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.017mg 10%
Phosphorus 69mg 11mg 8%
Potassium 389mg 107mg 8%
Protein 3.38g 0.26g 6%
Fructose 0.93g 5.9g 6%
Fiber 3.8g 2.4g 6%
Copper 0.07mg 0.027mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.18mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.026mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.061mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 3µg 4%
Calcium 42mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.091mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 5mg 4%
Choline 19.1mg 3.4mg 3%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.04mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 8.95g 13.81g 2%
Sodium 25mg 1mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 52kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 5.15g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Saturated fat 0.062g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1200%
Contains more FatsFats +76.5%
Contains more OtherOther +585%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.3%
~equal in Water ~85.56g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 g
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +228.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +299900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 37% 42%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 0.81 g
Fructose: 0.93 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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20% 23% 56%
Starch: 0.05 g
Sucrose: 2.07 g
Glucose: 2.43 g
Fructose: 5.9 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +350%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +200%
Contains more FructoseFructose +534.4%
~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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients

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

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