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Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt vs. Brussels sprouts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt and Brussels sprouts?

  • Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt is richer in vitamin B5, while Brussels sprouts are higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B1, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Brussels sprouts' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 14% higher.
  • Brussels sprouts have 10 times less sodium than cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt. Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt has 259mg of sodium, while Brussels sprouts have 25mg.

We used Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt and Brussels sprouts, raw types in this comparison.

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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 14% 9.6% 25% 27% 13% 17% 24% 34% 32% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.9%
Contains more IronIron +94.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 242% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 23% 13% 41% 48% 0% 0% 31% 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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +98.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +48.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.745mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.219mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt Brussels sprouts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.137g 153g 1019%
Vitamin K 177µg 148%
Vitamin C 72.6mg 85mg 14%
Sodium 259mg 25mg 10%
Iron 0.72mg 1.4mg 9%
Valine 153mg 0.155mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.681mg 0.309mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.139mg 6%
Folate 41µg 61µg 5%
Manganese 0.242mg 0.337mg 4%
Potassium 278mg 389mg 3%
Copper 0.04mg 0.07mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 38µg 3%
Choline 19.1mg 3%
Fiber 3.3g 3.8g 2%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.42mg 2%
Phosphorus 57mg 69mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.206mg 0.219mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 43kcal 1%
Protein 3.04g 3.38g 1%
Magnesium 19mg 23mg 1%
Carbs 6.28g 8.95g 1%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Calcium 32mg 42mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1.6µg 1%
Fats 0.31g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.98g 5.15g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 0.745mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.049g 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.11mg 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.116mg 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.178mg 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.108mg 0.098mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 89%
Protein: 3.04 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 89.47 g
Other: 0.9 g
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.5%
Contains more OtherOther +52.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g
~equal in Water ~86g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 13% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.137 g
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111578.8%

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. Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169391/nutrients
  2. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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.