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Cassava vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cassava and eggplant

  • Eggplant has less vitamin C and manganese than cassava.
  • Cassava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 20% more than eggplant.
  • Cassava has 3 times more choline than eggplant. While cassava has 23.7mg of choline, eggplant has only 6.9mg.
  • Cassava has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of cassava is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cassava, raw and Eggplant, 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.3%
Contains more IronIron +17.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 69% 0% 0.33% 3.8% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 7.3% 0% 0.33% 6% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +836.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +162.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.084mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 2.2mg 20%
Carbs 38.06g 5.88g 11%
Calories 160kcal 25kcal 7%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.232mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 3g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.039mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.281mg 3%
Choline 23.7mg 6.9mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 14mg 2%
Copper 0.1mg 0.081mg 2%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.16mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.98g 1%
Calcium 16mg 9mg 1%
Potassium 271mg 229mg 1%
Iron 0.27mg 0.23mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.3mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.649mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 3.5µg 1%
Folate 27µg 22µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.85g 3.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1176kcal 255kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 400g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 3.53g N/A
Phosphorus 27mg 24mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.084mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.8%
Contains more FatsFats +55.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +547.3%
Contains more WaterWater +54.7%
~equal in Other ~0.66g

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +368.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58.3%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients
  2. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.