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Cassava vs. Dandelion greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cassava and dandelion greens

  • Cassava contains less vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, vitamin E, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and copper than dandelion greens.
  • Dandelion greens' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 647% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Cassava, raw and Dandelion greens, 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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 56% 35% 116% 57% 11% 28% 9.9% 45% 2.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1068.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.5%
Contains more IronIron +1048.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +71%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +144.4%

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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% 169% 69% 0% 48% 60% 15% 5% 58% 0% 1946% 20% 19%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +69.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1710.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +185.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +40868.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.806mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Dandelion greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.9µg 778.4µg 647%
Vitamin A 1µg 508µg 56%
Iron 0.27mg 3.1mg 35%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 3.44mg 22%
Calcium 16mg 187mg 17%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 35mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.26mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.251mg 13%
Carbs 38.06g 9.2g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.19mg 9%
Copper 0.1mg 0.171mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 3.5g 7%
Phosphorus 27mg 66mg 6%
Calories 160kcal 45kcal 6%
Potassium 271mg 397mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 36mg 4%
Sodium 14mg 76mg 3%
Protein 1.36g 2.7g 3%
Choline 23.7mg 35.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.306g 2%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.342mg 2%
Fats 0.28g 0.7g 1%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.41mg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 5.7g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 0.71g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.806mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.084mg 0%
Folate 27µg 27µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.17g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
3% 9% 86% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 85.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +313.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.5%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +43.4%
Contains more OtherOther +190.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
35% 3% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.306 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +435.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +537.5%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients
  2. Dandelion greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169226/nutrients

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

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