Cardoon, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between cardoon, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and asparagus
- Cardoon, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt has more magnesium and potassium; however, asparagus has more iron, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate.
- Daily need coverage for iron for asparagus is 18% higher.
- Asparagus has 88 times less sodium than cardoon, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt. Cardoon, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt has 176mg of sodium, while asparagus has 2mg.
Food types used in this article are Cardoon, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Asparagus, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +207.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +94.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +193.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +200% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +126.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +18.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +130% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +229.4% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +533.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +694.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +354.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +232.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +182.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +116.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +136.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 41.6µg | 35% | |
Copper | 0.189mg | 21% | |
Iron | 0.73mg | 2.14mg | 18% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.018mg | 0.143mg | 10% |
Vitamin E | 1.13mg | 8% | |
Sodium | 176mg | 2mg | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.031mg | 0.141mg | 8% |
Folate | 22µg | 52µg | 8% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 14mg | 7% |
Potassium | 392mg | 202mg | 6% |
Calcium | 72mg | 24mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.042mg | 0.091mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.294mg | 0.978mg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 23mg | 52mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 1.7mg | 5.6mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 6µg | 38µg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.097mg | 0.274mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.18mg | 0.54mg | 3% |
Choline | 16mg | 3% | |
Protein | 0.76g | 2.2g | 3% |
Selenium | 1µg | 2.3µg | 2% |
Fiber | 1.7g | 2.1g | 2% |
Fructose | 1g | 1% | |
Manganese | 0.133mg | 0.158mg | 1% |
Calories | 22kcal | 20kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.11g | 0.12g | 0% |
Carbs | 5.33g | 3.88g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.63g | 1.78g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.88g | N/A | |
Saturated fat | 0.012g | 0.04g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.02g | 0g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.044g | 0.05g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.084mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.075mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.128mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.104mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.031mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.075mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.115mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.049mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.76 g
Fats:
0.11 g
Carbs:
5.33 g
Water:
93.46 g
Other:
0.34 g
Protein:
2.2 g
Fats:
0.12 g
Carbs:
3.88 g
Water:
93.22 g
Other:
0.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +37.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +189.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +70.6% |
~equal in
Fats
~0.12g
~equal in
Water
~93.22g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.044 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -70% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +∞% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +13.6% |