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Chard vs. Chrysanthemum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chard and chrysanthemum

  • Chard is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and magnesium, yet chrysanthemum is higher in folate, manganese, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Chard covers your daily vitamin A needs 76% more than chrysanthemum.
  • Chard contains 13 times more vitamin C than chrysanthemum. While chard contains 18mg of vitamin C, chrysanthemum contains only 1.4mg.
  • The glycemic index of chrysanthemum is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Chrysanthemum, garland, 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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 35% 50% 86% 46% 19% 23% 15% 123% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +19%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +101.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +182.3%
~equal in Potassium ~567mg
~equal in Iron ~2.29mg

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
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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 60% 102% 38% 0% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8% 16%
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 4.7% 39% 0% 0% 33% 33% 10% 13% 41% 0% 875% 133% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1185.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +163.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +107.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1866.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~350µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Chrysanthemum DV% diff.
Folate 9µg 177µg 42%
Manganese 0.334mg 0.943mg 26%
Vitamin A 306µg 116µg 21%
Vitamin K 327.3µg 350µg 19%
Vitamin C 18mg 1.4mg 18%
Magnesium 86mg 32mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.13mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.176mg 7%
Calcium 58mg 117mg 6%
Choline 28.7mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.144mg 4%
Fiber 2.1g 3g 4%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.71mg 3%
Phosphorus 33mg 54mg 3%
Sodium 179mg 118mg 3%
Copper 0.163mg 0.137mg 3%
Protein 1.88g 3.36g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.221mg 1%
Potassium 549mg 567mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.56g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 0.531mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 24kcal 0%
Carbs 4.13g 3.02g 0%
Net carbs 2.03g 0.02g N/A
Iron 2.26mg 2.29mg 0%
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 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
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2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
3% 3% 91%
Protein: 3.36 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 3.02 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78.7%
Contains more FatsFats +600%
Contains more OtherOther +31.7%
~equal in Water ~91.4g

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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. Chrysanthemum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169995/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.