Edamame vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are edamame and arrowroot different?

Edamame is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, zinc, and calcium; however, arrowroot is richer in vitamin B6 and folate.
Daily need coverage for manganese for edamame is 37% higher.
Edamame contains 11 times more calcium than arrowroot. While edamame contains 63mg of calcium, arrowroot contains only 6mg.

Edamame, frozen, prepared and Arrowroot, raw 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.

Edamame

Arrowroot

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+156%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+950%
Contains more CopperCopper	+185.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+117.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+488.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.3%

~equal in Potassium ~454mg

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

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.

Edamame

Arrowroot

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+221.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+162.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+166%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~338µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.024mg	0.174mg	37%
Copper	0.345mg	0.121mg	25%
Vitamin K	26.7µg		22%
Fiber	5.2g	1.3g	16%
Protein	11.91g	4.24g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.156g	0.092g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.266mg	13%
Phosphorus	169mg	98mg	10%
Choline	56.3mg		10%
Magnesium	64mg	25mg	9%
Fats	5.2g	0.2g	8%
Zinc	1.37mg	0.63mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.155mg	0.059mg	7%
Folate	311µg	338µg	7%
Calcium	63mg	6mg	6%
Vitamin C	6.1mg	1.9mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.68mg		5%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.143mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.915mg	1.693mg	5%
Calories	121kcal	65kcal	3%
Saturated fat	0.62g	0.039g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.282g	0.004g	3%
Vitamin A	15µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.395mg	0.292mg	2%
Carbs	8.91g	13.39g	1%
Potassium	436mg	454mg	1%
Iron	2.27mg	2.22mg	1%
Starch	1.51g		1%
Sodium	6mg	26mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.8g	6.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	102kcal	153kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	154g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.5	2.5	N/A
Net carbs	3.71g	12.09g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Selenium	0.8µg	0.7µg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.126mg		0%
Threonine	0.331mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.3mg		0%
Leucine	0.745mg		0%
Lysine	0.745mg		0%
Methionine	0.141mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.488mg		0%
Valine	0.324mg		0%
Histidine	0.267mg		0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.358g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.789g		N/A