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Chard vs. Mustard Greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chard and mustard Greens different?

  • Chard is higher in magnesium, iron, potassium, and choline; however, mustard Greens is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for mustard Greens is 221% higher.
  • Chard contains 72 times more choline than mustard Greens. While chard contains 28.7mg of choline, mustard Greens contains only 0.4mg.
  • Mustard Greens has less sodium.

Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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 9.3% 35% 14% 33% 49% 6% 18% 1.2% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +561.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +238.9%
Contains more IronIron +159.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +103.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%

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 84% 206% 36% 0% 10% 15% 8.1% 7.2% 23% 0% 1482% 6.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +7075%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +102%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +81.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~1.78mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Mustard Greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 592.7µg 221%
Vitamin A 306µg 618µg 35%
Magnesium 86mg 13mg 17%
Iron 2.26mg 0.87mg 17%
Manganese 0.334mg 15%
Potassium 549mg 162mg 11%
Vitamin C 18mg 25.3mg 8%
Sodium 179mg 9mg 7%
Calcium 58mg 118mg 6%
Choline 28.7mg 0.4mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.063mg 2%
Copper 0.163mg 0.146mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.041mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 1.78mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.098mg 1%
Phosphorus 33mg 42mg 1%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.47g 1%
Protein 1.88g 2.56g 1%
Calories 20kcal 26kcal 0%
Carbs 4.13g 4.51g 0%
Net carbs 2.03g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 1.41g N/A
Fiber 2.1g 2g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 0.433mg 0%
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.11g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.046g 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% 5% 92%
Protein: 2.56 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 91.78 g
Other: 0.68 g
Contains more OtherOther +85.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.2%
Contains more FatsFats +487.5%
~equal in Carbs ~4.51g
~equal in Water ~91.78g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
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21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
7% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.046 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +587.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.012g

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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. Mustard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169257/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.