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Chard vs. Bulgur — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chard and bulgur

  • Chard has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium, vitamin E, and copper, while bulgur has more manganese and fiber.
  • Chard's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 272% higher.
  • Chard has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chard is 32, while the glycemic index of bulgur is 47.

The food types used in this comparison are Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Bulgur, cooked.

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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
6
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%
Bulgur
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 3% 6% 36% 25% 16% 17% 0.65% 79% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +480%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +707.4%
Contains more IronIron +135.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +82.3%

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
6
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%
Bulgur
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 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 14% 6.5% 19% 21% 19% 0% 1.3% 14% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +207.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65360%
Contains more CholineCholine +315.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +111%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.083mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Bulgur DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 0.5µg 272%
Vitamin A 306µg 0µg 34%
Vitamin C 18mg 0mg 20%
Iron 2.26mg 0.96mg 16%
Potassium 549mg 68mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 0.01mg 13%
Magnesium 86mg 32mg 13%
Manganese 0.334mg 0.609mg 12%
Fiber 2.1g 4.5g 10%
Copper 0.163mg 0.075mg 10%
Sodium 179mg 5mg 8%
Calcium 58mg 10mg 5%
Carbs 4.13g 18.58g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.028mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.344mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 1mg 4%
Choline 28.7mg 6.9mg 4%
Calories 20kcal 83kcal 3%
Folate 9µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.057mg 2%
Protein 1.88g 3.08g 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.57mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Phosphorus 33mg 40mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 2.03g 14.08g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.083mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.098g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.089mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0.208mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.085mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.048mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.071mg 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
Bulgur
3
3% 19% 78%
Protein: 3.08 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 18.58 g
Water: 77.76 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%
Contains more OtherOther +270.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.8%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +349.9%

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
Bulgur
2
25% 18% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.098 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +250%

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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. Bulgur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170287/nutrients

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

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