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Celery vs. Purslane — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between celery and purslane

  • Celery has more folate; however, purslane is richer in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, magnesium, manganese, copper, and potassium.
  • Purslane covers your daily iron needs 22% more than celery.
  • Purslane has 3 times less folate than celery. Celery has 36µg of folate, while purslane has 12µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Celery, raw and Purslane, 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.
Celery
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +518.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90%
Contains more IronIron +895%
Contains more CopperCopper +222.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +194.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%

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.
Celery
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +583.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +577.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +109.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Purslane DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Iron 0.2mg 1.99mg 22%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 21mg 20%
Magnesium 11mg 68mg 14%
Manganese 0.103mg 0.303mg 9%
Copper 0.035mg 0.113mg 9%
Potassium 260mg 494mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Folate 36µg 12µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 0.036mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.112mg 4%
Calcium 40mg 65mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 44mg 3%
Protein 0.69g 2.03g 3%
Sodium 80mg 45mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.047mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.48mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 12.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.9µg 1%
Calories 16kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.36g 0%
Carbs 2.97g 3.39g 0%
Net carbs 1.37g 3.39g N/A
Sugar 1.34g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.073mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +194.2%
Contains more FatsFats +111.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.1%
Contains more OtherOther +83.8%
~equal in Water ~92.86g

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/nutrients
  2. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/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.