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Chard vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chard and borage

  • Chard has more vitamin A and magnesium, while borage has more vitamin C and iron.
  • Chard's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 38% higher.
  • Borage contains 2 times less sodium than chard. Chard contains 179mg of sodium, while borage contains 80mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Borage, 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.
Chard
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Borage
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +65%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60.3%
Contains more IronIron +46%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.349mg
~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.
Chard
5
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 60% 102% 38% 0% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8% 16%
Borage
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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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +297.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.084mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Borage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 273%
Vitamin C 18mg 35mg 19%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Iron 2.26mg 3.3mg 13%
Vitamin A 306µg 210µg 11%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Magnesium 86mg 52mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.15mg 5%
Choline 28.7mg 5%
Calcium 58mg 93mg 4%
Sodium 179mg 80mg 4%
Copper 0.163mg 0.13mg 4%
Phosphorus 33mg 53mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 0.9mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.041mg 2%
Potassium 549mg 470mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.06mg 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.17g 1%
Manganese 0.334mg 0.349mg 1%
Folate 9µg 13µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.109g 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.7g 1%
Calories 20kcal 21kcal 0%
Protein 1.88g 1.8g 0%
Carbs 4.13g 3.06g 0%
Net carbs 2.03g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.084mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.211g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
2
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Borage
3
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35%
Contains more FatsFats +775%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.8g
~equal in Water ~93g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
1
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
Borage
2
35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1218.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +289.3%

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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. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/nutrients
  2. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/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.