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Dandelion greens vs. Chrysanthemum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between dandelion greens and chrysanthemum

  • Dandelion greens are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B6, yet chrysanthemum is richer in folate and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for dandelion greens is 357% higher.
  • Dandelion greens contain 25 times more vitamin C than chrysanthemum. Dandelion greens contain 35mg of vitamin C, while chrysanthemum contains 1.4mg.

Food types used in this article are Dandelion greens, raw and Chrysanthemum, garland, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 56% 35% 116% 57% 11% 28% 9.9% 45% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 35% 50% 86% 46% 19% 23% 15% 123% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59.8%
Contains more IronIron +35.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +175.7%

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 117% 169% 69% 0% 48% 60% 15% 5% 58% 0% 1946% 20% 19%
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 4.7% 39% 0% 0% 33% 33% 10% 13% 41% 0% 875% 133% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +337.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +122.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +555.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dandelion greens Chrysanthemum DV% diff.
Vitamin K 778.4µg 350µg 357%
Vitamin A 508µg 116µg 44%
Folate 27µg 177µg 38%
Vitamin C 35mg 1.4mg 37%
Manganese 0.342mg 0.943mg 26%
Vitamin E 3.44mg 23%
Iron 3.1mg 2.29mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.144mg 9%
Calcium 187mg 117mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.251mg 0.176mg 6%
Choline 35.3mg 6%
Potassium 397mg 567mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.13mg 5%
Copper 0.171mg 0.137mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.221mg 3%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.71mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.806mg 0.531mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 2%
Sodium 76mg 118mg 2%
Phosphorus 66mg 54mg 2%
Fiber 3.5g 3g 2%
Carbs 9.2g 3.02g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Protein 2.7g 3.36g 1%
Magnesium 36mg 32mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 1%
Calories 45kcal 24kcal 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.56g 0%
Net carbs 5.7g 0.02g N/A
Sugar 0.71g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 85.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
3% 3% 91%
Protein: 3.36 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 3.02 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.4%
~equal in Water ~91.4g
~equal in Other ~1.66g

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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. Dandelion greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169226/nutrients
  2. Chrysanthemum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169995/nutrients

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

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