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Chinese broccoli vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinese broccoli and icing different?

  • Chinese broccoli is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, fiber, and calcium; however, icing is richer in vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chinese broccoli is 60% higher.
  • Chinese broccoli has less sodium.
  • Chinese broccoli has a lower glycemic index (32) than icing (51).

Broccoli, chinese, cooked and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Icing
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +667.6%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +457.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1200%

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.
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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
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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 0% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +189.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +552.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1137.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +218.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Icing DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 13µg 60%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 7.951g 51%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 0mg 31%
Fats 0.72g 16.23g 24%
Folate 99µg 8µg 23%
Carbs 3.81g 67.89g 21%
Calories 22kcal 418kcal 20%
Saturated fat 0.11g 2.974g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 4.86g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.302mg 12%
Manganese 0.264mg 0mg 11%
Calcium 100mg 3mg 10%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Vitamin A 82µg 0µg 9%
Sodium 7mg 184mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 1.53mg 7%
Potassium 261mg 34mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.01mg 7%
Copper 0.061mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Iron 0.56mg 0.16mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 1mg 4%
Choline 25.3mg 2.3mg 4%
Phosphorus 41mg 18mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.07mg 3%
Protein 1.14g 0g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 0.055mg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 0.22mg 1%
Net carbs 1.31g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 0.84g 63.1g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +520.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2154.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1681.9%
~equal in Other ~0.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9620%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2309.4%

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/nutrients
  2. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/nutrients

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

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