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Chard vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chard and tomatoes?

  • The amount of vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin B2 in chard is higher than in tomatoes.
  • Chard's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 266% more.
  • Tomatoes contain 36 times less sodium than chard. Chard contains 179mg of sodium, while tomatoes contain 5mg.

We used Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average types 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
9
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%
Tomato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +681.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +480%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.6%
Contains more IronIron +737%
Contains more CopperCopper +176.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%

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
7
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%
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +628.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4043%
Contains more CholineCholine +328.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.037mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 7.9µg 266%
Vitamin A 306µg 42µg 29%
Iron 2.26mg 0.27mg 25%
Magnesium 86mg 11mg 18%
Copper 0.163mg 0.059mg 12%
Manganese 0.334mg 0.114mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 0.54mg 9%
Potassium 549mg 237mg 9%
Sodium 179mg 5mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.019mg 5%
Vitamin C 18mg 13.7mg 5%
Calcium 58mg 10mg 5%
Fiber 2.1g 1.2g 4%
Choline 28.7mg 6.7mg 4%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.88g 0.88g 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.17mg 1%
Phosphorus 33mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 0.594mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.089mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 18kcal 0%
Fats 0.08g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 4.13g 3.89g 0%
Net carbs 2.03g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 2.63g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
3
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Tomato
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +113.6%
Contains more OtherOther +147.1%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
~equal in Carbs ~3.89g
~equal in Water ~94.52g

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
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +196.4%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.