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Chinese broccoli vs. Salsify — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chinese broccoli and salsify?

  • Chinese broccoli is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and calcium; however, salsify is richer in vitamin B6.
  • Chinese broccoli's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 70% more.
  • Chinese broccoli has less sugar.

We used Broccoli, chinese, cooked and Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +30%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg
~equal in Potassium ~283mg
~equal in Iron ~0.55mg

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%
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 15% 0% 3.8% 0% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +513%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +152.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +28166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +560%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +73.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +211.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~25.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Salsify DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 0.3µg 70%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 4.6mg 26%
Folate 99µg 15µg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.218mg 11%
Vitamin A 82µg 0µg 9%
Calcium 100mg 47mg 5%
Carbs 3.81g 15.36g 4%
Protein 1.14g 2.73g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.056mg 3%
Calories 22kcal 68kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 0.276mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.173mg 2%
Manganese 0.264mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.19mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 0.074g 2%
Phosphorus 41mg 56mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 3.1g 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.3mg 1%
Copper 0.061mg 0.07mg 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Potassium 261mg 283mg 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 1.31g 12.26g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 18mg 0%
Iron 0.56mg 0.55mg 0%
Sugar 0.84g 2.9g N/A
Sodium 7mg 16mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 0.392mg 0%
Choline 25.3mg 25.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.11g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.003g 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
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more FatsFats +323.5%
Contains more WaterWater +15.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +139.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +303.1%
~equal in Other ~0.74g

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
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1566.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +345.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.7%

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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. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/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.