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Cardoon vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cardoon and borage

  • Cardoon has more folate, copper, and vitamin B5; however, borage is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Borage covers your daily vitamin A needs 84% more than cardoon.
  • Borage contains 8 times less vitamin B5 than cardoon. Cardoon contains 0.338mg of vitamin B5, while borage contains 0.041mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cardoon, raw and Borage, 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 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
Borage
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.5%
Contains more IronIron +371.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51% 0%
Borage
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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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +724.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +423.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200%
~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 Cardoon Borage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2mg 35mg 37%
Iron 0.7mg 3.3mg 33%
Vitamin A 0µg 210µg 23%
Folate 68µg 13µg 14%
Copper 0.231mg 0.13mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.15mg 9%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.041mg 6%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.349mg 4%
Sodium 170mg 80mg 4%
Phosphorus 23mg 53mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.9mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.06mg 3%
Potassium 400mg 470mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.084mg 2%
Protein 0.7g 1.8g 2%
Calcium 70mg 93mg 2%
Magnesium 42mg 52mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.17g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.7g 1%
Calories 17kcal 21kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.47g 3.06g N/A
Carbs 4.07g 3.06g 0%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0.211g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.041g 0.109g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Borage
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2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33%
Contains more ProteinProtein +157.1%
Contains more FatsFats +600%
Contains more OtherOther +27.4%
~equal in Water ~93g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Borage
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35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1072.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +165.9%

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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. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/nutrients
  2. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/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.