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Chard raw vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chard raw and cereal

  • Chard raw is higher in vitamin K and vitamin A, yet cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, and manganese.
  • Chard raw covers your daily vitamin K needs 692% more than cereal.
  • Chard raw contains 2 times more vitamin A than cereal. While chard raw contains 6116IU of vitamin A, cereal contains only 2792IU.
  • The amount of sodium in chard raw is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chard raw is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chard, swiss, raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 4.9%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +326.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +410%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +261%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.2%
Contains more IronIron +1792.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2011.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +115.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 100% 102% 38% 0% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11% 9.8%
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2262.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +166%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7305%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5946.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard raw Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin K 830µg 0µg 692%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 6.288mg 521%
Vitamin B6 0.099mg 5.986mg 453%
Iron 1.8mg 34.06mg 403%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 3.87mg 291%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 29.62mg 183%
Zinc 0.36mg 7.6mg 66%
Vitamin A 306µg 814µg 56%
Carbs 3.74g 86.85g 28%
Sodium 213mg 795mg 25%
Manganese 0.366mg 0.79mg 18%
Calories 19kcal 378kcal 18%
Magnesium 81mg 19mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 0.08mg 12%
Selenium 0.9µg 6.3µg 10%
Vitamin C 30mg 38.5mg 9%
Protein 1.8g 6.06g 9%
Potassium 379mg 105mg 8%
Copper 0.179mg 0.137mg 5%
Folate 14µg 4%
Calcium 51mg 10mg 4%
Phosphorus 46mg 77mg 4%
Choline 18mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.07g 0.354g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.226mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 1.08g 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.4g 1%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 10.35g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.04g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.11mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.036mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 g
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +2351.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +236.7%
Contains more FatsFats +440%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2222.2%
Contains more OtherOther +39.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.07 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +410%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +405.7%

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. Chard raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.