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Brussels sprouts vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Brussels sprouts and vegetable

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate, iron, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, vegetable has more vitamin A.
  • Brussels sprouts' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 128% more.
  • Brussels sprouts have 27 times more vitamin C than vegetable. Brussels sprouts have 85mg of vitamin C, while vegetable has 3.2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Brussels sprouts, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +68%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.2%
Contains more IronIron +70.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2556.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +195.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +653.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +221.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +463.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Vegetable DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 0.072g 1020%
Vitamin K 177µg 23.5µg 128%
Vitamin C 85mg 3.2mg 91%
Vitamin A 38µg 214µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.074mg 11%
Folate 61µg 19µg 11%
Iron 1.4mg 0.82mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.071mg 6%
Potassium 389mg 169mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.151mg 3%
Phosphorus 69mg 51mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.38mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 0.3µg 2%
Calcium 42mg 25mg 2%
Fiber 3.8g 4.4g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.12mg 2%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.379mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.851mg 1%
Choline 19.1mg 24.1mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 65kcal 1%
Protein 3.38g 2.86g 1%
Carbs 8.95g 13.09g 1%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Copper 0.07mg 0.083mg 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.49mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 5.15g 8.69g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 3.12g N/A
Sodium 25mg 35mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.062g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.2%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +104.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.3%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

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% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +130%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.