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Celtuce vs. Purslane — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between celtuce and purslane

  • Celtuce has more vitamin A, manganese, and folate; however, purslane has more iron, magnesium, and copper.
  • Celtuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 44% more.
  • Celtuce has 4 times more folate than purslane. Celtuce has 46µg of folate, while purslane has 12µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Celtuce, 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.
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 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +127.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +142.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.7%
Contains more IronIron +261.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.8%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +408.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46%
~equal in Vitamin C ~21mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celtuce Purslane DV% diff.
Vitamin A 175µg 19%
Iron 0.55mg 1.99mg 18%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.303mg 17%
Magnesium 28mg 68mg 10%
Folate 46µg 12µg 9%
Copper 0.04mg 0.113mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Potassium 330mg 494mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.036mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.112mg 3%
Calcium 39mg 65mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Protein 0.85g 2.03g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.073mg 2%
Vitamin C 19.5mg 21mg 2%
Sodium 11mg 45mg 1%
Phosphorus 39mg 44mg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.047mg 1%
Calories 18kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.36g 0%
Carbs 3.65g 3.39g 0%
Net carbs 1.95g 3.39g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.55mg 0.48mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0%
Lysine 0.055mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 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
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 +138.8%
Contains more FatsFats +20%
Contains more OtherOther +94.3%
~equal in Carbs ~3.39g
~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. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/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.