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Celery vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between celery and tomatoes

  • Celery has more vitamin K and folate; however, tomatoes have more vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Celery's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 18% more.
  • Celery has 4 times more calcium than tomatoes. Celery has 40mg of calcium, while tomatoes have 10mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Celery, raw and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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
2
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%
Tomato
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +35%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Potassium ~237mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~24mg

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
4
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%
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +176.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +270.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +341.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 7.9µg 18%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 13.7mg 12%
Folate 36µg 15µg 5%
Sodium 80mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 0.089mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.019mg 3%
Copper 0.035mg 0.059mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.594mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.54mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 42µg 2%
Fructose 0.37g 1.37g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.037mg 1%
Potassium 260mg 237mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.27mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 18kcal 0%
Protein 0.69g 0.88g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 1.37g 2.69g N/A
Carbs 2.97g 3.89g 0%
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 1.34g 2.63g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.17mg 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 24mg 0%
Manganese 0.103mg 0.114mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.08mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 6.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
2
3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Tomato
3
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more OtherOther +45.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.5%
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31%
~equal in Water ~94.52g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
1
27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.031g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.083g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
2
6% 30% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.48 g
Tomato
2
48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +212.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +270.3%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

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

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