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Brussels sprouts vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Brussels sprouts and chocolate brownie

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and folate; however, chocolate brownie has more copper, selenium, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Brussels sprouts' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 94% more.
  • Brussels sprouts have 2 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate brownie. Brussels sprouts have 0.219mg of vitamin B6, while chocolate brownie has 0.094mg.
  • Brussels sprouts are lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Brussels sprouts, raw and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.7%
Contains more IronIron +31.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +454.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +131%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +618.8%

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%
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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +110.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +363.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.141mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.328mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Chocolate brownie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 9.412g 957%
Vitamin K 177µg 148%
Vitamin C 85mg 0.3mg 94%
Fats 0.3g 29.1g 44%
Copper 0.07mg 0.388mg 35%
Saturated fat 0.062g 7.319g 33%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 10.839g 27%
Cholesterol 0mg 73mg 24%
Calories 43kcal 466kcal 21%
Selenium 1.6µg 11.5µg 18%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Vitamin A 38µg 176µg 15%
Carbs 8.95g 50.2g 14%
Sodium 25mg 343mg 14%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.587mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.094mg 10%
Phosphorus 69mg 132mg 9%
Folate 61µg 29µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.19mg 8%
Magnesium 23mg 53mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Protein 3.38g 6.2g 6%
Iron 1.4mg 1.84mg 6%
Potassium 389mg 176mg 6%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.97mg 5%
Choline 19.1mg 3%
Calcium 42mg 57mg 2%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.982mg 1%
Net carbs 5.15g 50.2g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.141mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.328mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0.265mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0.298mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.006g N/A

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
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +582.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.4%
Contains more FatsFats +9600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +460.9%
Contains more OtherOther +38.7%

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
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1525.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47026.1%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/nutrients

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

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