Chow mein vs. Arugula — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chow mein and arugula

Chow mein has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, arugula has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Arugula's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 89% more.
Chow mein has 143 times more selenium than arugula. Chow mein has 43µg of selenium, while arugula has 0.3µg.
Arugula is lower in sodium.
Chow mein has a higher glycemic index than arugula.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, chinese, chow mein and Arugula, raw.

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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.

Chow mein

Arugula

Contains more IronIron	+224%
Contains more CopperCopper	+119.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+197.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+209.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14233.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+207.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~47mg

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.

Chow mein

Arugula

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+434.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1213.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+389.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1850.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7657.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~97µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	1.4µg	108.6µg	89%
Selenium	43µg	0.3µg	78%
Sodium	1174mg	27mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.578mg	0.044mg	45%
Iron	4.73mg	1.46mg	41%
Vitamin B3	5.95mg	0.305mg	35%
Vitamin B2	0.421mg	0.086mg	26%
Calories	475kcal	25kcal	23%
Fats	15.43g	0.66g	23%
Carbs	72.8g	3.65g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.929g	0.049g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.571g	0.319g	22%
Vitamin C	0mg	15mg	17%
Phosphorus	161mg	52mg	16%
Calcium	20mg	160mg	14%
Manganese		0.321mg	14%
Vitamin A	0µg	119µg	13%
Vitamin E	2.3mg	0.43mg	12%
Protein	8.11g	2.58g	11%
Copper	0.167mg	0.076mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.229g	0.086g	10%
Fiber	3.7g	1.6g	8%
Zinc	1.4mg	0.47mg	8%
Potassium	120mg	369mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.073mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.533mg	0.437mg	2%
Folate	106µg	97µg	2%
Magnesium	52mg	47mg	1%
Choline	8.7mg	15.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.7g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	586kcal	97kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	400g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	4.3	N/A
Net carbs	69.1g	2.05g	N/A
Sugar	5.71g	2.05g	N/A
Trans fat	0.8g	0g	N/A