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Brussels sprouts vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Brussels sprouts and borage

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin C, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, while borage has more vitamin A, iron, magnesium, copper, and calcium.
  • Borage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 69% higher.
  • Borage contains 8 times less vitamin B5 than Brussels sprouts. Brussels sprouts contain 0.309mg of vitamin B5, while borage contains 0.041mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Brussels sprouts, raw and Borage, 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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +126.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +121.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.8%
Contains more IronIron +135.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.7%
~equal in Manganese ~0.349mg

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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +142.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +653.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +369.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +452.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Borage DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 0.109g 1019%
Vitamin K 177µg 148%
Vitamin C 85mg 35mg 56%
Iron 1.4mg 3.3mg 24%
Vitamin A 38µg 210µg 19%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Folate 61µg 13µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.084mg 10%
Copper 0.07mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.06mg 7%
Magnesium 23mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.041mg 5%
Calcium 42mg 93mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.15mg 5%
Choline 19.1mg 3%
Protein 3.38g 1.8g 3%
Potassium 389mg 470mg 2%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.2mg 2%
Phosphorus 69mg 53mg 2%
Sodium 25mg 80mg 2%
Carbs 8.95g 3.06g 2%
Calories 43kcal 21kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.9mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.7g 1%
Selenium 1.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.349mg 1%
Net carbs 5.15g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0.062g 0.17g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.211g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 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
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +192.5%
Contains more FatsFats +133.3%
~equal in Water ~93g
~equal in Other ~1.44g

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
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140267%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +817.4%

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/nutrients
  2. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/nutrients

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

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