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Burdock root vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between burdock root and water chestnuts

  • Burdock root has more iron; however, water chestnuts have more copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
  • Water chestnuts' daily need coverage for copper is 28% more.
  • Burdock root has 13 times more iron than water chestnuts. Burdock root has 0.8mg of iron, while water chestnuts have 0.06mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Burdock root, raw and Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), 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 27% 12% 27% 30% 26% 9% 22% 0.65% 30% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +272.7%
Contains more IronIron +1233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +323.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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 10% 0% 7.6% 0% 2.5% 6.9% 5.6% 19% 55% 0% 4% 17% 6.4%
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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +209.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burdock root Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Copper 0.077mg 0.326mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.2mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.14mg 11%
Iron 0.8mg 0.06mg 9%
Potassium 308mg 584mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.328mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 1.2mg 5%
Magnesium 38mg 22mg 4%
Choline 11.7mg 36.2mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 1mg 4%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.331mg 4%
Calcium 41mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.479mg 3%
Carbs 17.34g 23.94g 2%
Folate 23µg 16µg 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.5mg 2%
Phosphorus 51mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Calories 72kcal 97kcal 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 4mg 1%
Fiber 3.3g 3g 1%
Protein 1.53g 1.4g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 20.94g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 4.8g N/A
Sodium 5mg 14mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.033mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 80%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 17.34 g
Water: 80.09 g
Other: 0.89 g
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.1%
Contains more OtherOther +23.6%
~equal in Protein ~1.4g
~equal in Water ~73.46g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.026g

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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. Burdock root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169974/nutrients
  2. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/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.