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Chinese broccoli vs. Peas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chinese broccoli and peas

  • Chinese broccoli is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C, yet peas are richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, copper, iron, fiber, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for peas is 3057% higher.
  • Chinese broccoli contains 3 times more vitamin K than peas. Chinese broccoli contains 84.8µg of vitamin K, while peas contain 25.9µg.
  • Chinese broccoli has a lower glycemic index than peas.

Food types used in this article are Broccoli, chinese, cooked and Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 8.1% 24% 58% 58% 32% 50% 0.39% 68% 10%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more IronIron +175%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +205.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +46.2%
~equal in Potassium ~271mg

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 47% 13% 2.8% 0% 65% 34% 38% 9180% 50% 0% 65% 47% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +98.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +105%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +227.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +172.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96126.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.149mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Peas DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 153mg 3057%
Vitamin K 84.8µg 25.9µg 49%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 14.2mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.259mg 14%
Copper 0.061mg 0.173mg 12%
Fiber 2.5g 5.5g 12%
Iron 0.56mg 1.54mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.216mg 11%
Manganese 0.264mg 0.525mg 11%
Phosphorus 41mg 117mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 2.021mg 10%
Folate 99µg 63µg 9%
Protein 1.14g 5.36g 8%
Calcium 100mg 27mg 7%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.19mg 7%
Magnesium 18mg 39mg 5%
Vitamin A 82µg 40µg 5%
Carbs 3.81g 15.63g 4%
Calories 22kcal 84kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 0.102g 2%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.14mg 2%
Fats 0.72g 0.22g 1%
Choline 25.3mg 29.7mg 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 1.9µg 1%
Fructose 0.41g 1%
Net carbs 1.31g 10.13g N/A
Potassium 261mg 271mg 0%
Sugar 0.84g 5.93g N/A
Sodium 7mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.149mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.11g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.193mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.314mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.198mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.105mg 0%

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
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5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
Contains more FatsFats +227.3%
Contains more WaterWater +20.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +370.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +310.2%
Contains more OtherOther +16.5%

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
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24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +163.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +223.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.5%

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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. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/nutrients

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

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