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Cardamom vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cardamom and arrowroot

  • Arrowroot has less manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin C, potassium, and phosphorus than cardamom.
  • Cardamom covers your daily need for manganese, 1210% more than arrowroot.
  • Cardamom has 64 times more calcium than arrowroot. While cardamom has 383mg of calcium, arrowroot has only 6mg.
  • The glycemic index of arrowroot is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, cardamom and Arrowroot, 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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +816%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.5%
Contains more IronIron +529.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +216.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1085.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15992%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1005.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +208.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Arrowroot DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.174mg 1210%
Iron 13.97mg 2.22mg 147%
Fiber 28g 1.3g 107%
Folate 338µg 85%
Zinc 7.47mg 0.63mg 62%
Magnesium 229mg 25mg 49%
Calcium 383mg 6mg 38%
Copper 0.383mg 0.121mg 29%
Vitamin C 21mg 1.9mg 21%
Potassium 1119mg 454mg 20%
Carbs 68.47g 13.39g 18%
Protein 10.76g 4.24g 13%
Calories 311kcal 65kcal 12%
Phosphorus 178mg 98mg 11%
Fats 6.7g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.059mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.143mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 1.693mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.266mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0.039g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0.004g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 0.092g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 40.47g 12.09g N/A
Sodium 18mg 26mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +153.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +411.4%
Contains more OtherOther +307.7%
Contains more WaterWater +875.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +367.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.3%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients

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

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