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Celtuce vs. Nopales — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are celtuce and nopales different?

  • Celtuce is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and manganese, while nopales are higher in calcium and magnesium.
  • Celtuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 61% more than nopales.
  • Celtuce contains 15 times more folate than nopales. Celtuce contains 46µg of folate, while nopales contain 3µg.

Celtuce, raw and Nopales, raw types were used in this article.

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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 20% 12% 29% 21% 13% 7.4% 17% 1.4% 90% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +320.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +30%
~equal in Iron ~0.59mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.25mg

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 65% 58% 0% 0% 14% 16% 10% 11% 12% 0% 0% 35% 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 31% 7.7% 0% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +109.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +660.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +358.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.167mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celtuce Nopales DV% diff.
Vitamin A 175µg 23µg 17%
Calcium 39mg 164mg 13%
Vitamin C 19.5mg 9.3mg 11%
Folate 46µg 3µg 11%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.457mg 10%
Magnesium 28mg 52mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.012mg 4%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Phosphorus 39mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.07mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 2.2g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.041mg 2%
Potassium 330mg 257mg 2%
Choline 7.3mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.55mg 0.41mg 1%
Copper 0.04mg 0.052mg 1%
Protein 0.85g 1.32g 1%
Calories 18kcal 16kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 3.65g 3.33g 0%
Net carbs 1.95g 1.13g N/A
Iron 0.55mg 0.59mg 0%
Sugar 1.15g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.25mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 21mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.167mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.055mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.059mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.3%
Contains more OtherOther +62.9%
~equal in Carbs ~3.33g
~equal in Water ~94.12g

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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. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/nutrients
  2. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/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.