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Chard vs. Oregano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chard and oregano

  • Chard is higher in vitamin A, yet oregano is higher in iron, vitamin K, manganese, fiber, calcium, vitamin E, vitamin B6, folate, and copper.
  • Oregano covers your daily iron needs 432% more than chard.
  • Chard contains 4 times more vitamin A than oregano. While chard contains 6124IU of vitamin A, oregano contains only 1701IU.
  • The glycemic index of oregano is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Spices, oregano, dried.

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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%
Oregano
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 193% 479% 111% 1380% 211% 73% 63% 3.3% 651% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +214%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2653.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.5%
Contains more IronIron +1528.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +288.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +715.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +348.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1394%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 7.7% 28% 365% 0% 44% 122% 87% 55% 241% 0% 1554% 178% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +682.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +260%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +866.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +514%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +465%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1128.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +89.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +2533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Oregano DV% diff.
Iron 2.26mg 36.8mg 432%
Vitamin K 327.3µg 621.7µg 245%
Manganese 0.334mg 4.99mg 202%
Fiber 2.1g 42.5g 162%
Calcium 58mg 1597mg 154%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 18.26mg 109%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 1.044mg 74%
Folate 9µg 237µg 57%
Copper 0.163mg 0.633mg 52%
Magnesium 86mg 270mg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.528mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 4.64mg 27%
Vitamin A 306µg 85µg 25%
Carbs 4.13g 68.92g 22%
Potassium 549mg 1260mg 21%
Zinc 0.33mg 2.69mg 21%
Vitamin C 18mg 2.3mg 17%
Phosphorus 33mg 148mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.921mg 15%
Protein 1.88g 9g 14%
Calories 20kcal 265kcal 12%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.177mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 1.369g 9%
Sodium 179mg 25mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.012g 1.551g 7%
Selenium 0.9µg 4.5µg 7%
Fats 0.08g 4.28g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.716g 2%
Fructose 1.13g 1%
Choline 28.7mg 32.3mg 1%
Net carbs 2.03g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 4.09g N/A
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.203mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.322mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.441mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0.78mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.5mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.127mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0.585mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.144mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.621g N/A

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
9% 4% 69% 10% 8%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 4.28 g
Carbs: 68.92 g
Water: 9.93 g
Other: 7.87 g
Contains more WaterWater +833%
Contains more ProteinProtein +378.7%
Contains more FatsFats +5250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1568.8%
Contains more OtherOther +524.6%

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
43% 20% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.716 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.369 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4375%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4789.3%

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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. Oregano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171328/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.