Edamame vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between edamame and pimiento

Edamame has more folate, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin K, vitamin B1, magnesium, and fiber; however, pimiento is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 88% more than edamame.
Pimiento contains 52 times less folate than edamame. Edamame contains 311µg of folate, while pimiento contains 6µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Edamame, frozen, prepared and Pimento, canned.

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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

Pimiento

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+175.9%
Contains more IronIron	+35.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+604.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+621.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+894.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1013%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+300%

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

Pimiento

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+158.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3850%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+221.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5083.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1291.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+786.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+115%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.69mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	6.1mg	84.9mg	88%
Folate	311µg	6µg	76%
Manganese	1.024mg	0.092mg	41%
Copper	0.345mg	0.049mg	33%
Protein	11.91g	1.1g	22%
Phosphorus	169mg	17mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.017mg	15%
Vitamin K	26.7µg	8.3µg	15%
Magnesium	64mg	6mg	14%
Fiber	5.2g	1.9g	13%
Vitamin A	15µg	133µg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.156g	0.161g	13%
Zinc	1.37mg	0.19mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.215mg	9%
Choline	56.3mg	6.3mg	9%
Fats	5.2g	0.3g	8%
Potassium	436mg	158mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.395mg	0.01mg	8%
Iron	2.27mg	1.68mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.155mg	0.06mg	7%
Calcium	63mg	6mg	6%
Calories	121kcal	23kcal	5%
Saturated fat	0.62g	0.045g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.282g	0.02g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.915mg	0.615mg	2%
Carbs	8.91g	5.1g	1%
Starch	1.51g		1%
Selenium	0.8µg	0.2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.8g	4.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	102kcal	209kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	435g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.5	4	N/A
Net carbs	3.71g	3.2g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	2.71g	N/A
Sodium	6mg	14mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.68mg	0.69mg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.126mg	0.014mg	0%
Threonine	0.331mg	0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.3mg	0.036mg	0%
Leucine	0.745mg	0.058mg	0%
Lysine	0.745mg	0.049mg	0%
Methionine	0.141mg	0.013mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.488mg	0.034mg	0%
Valine	0.324mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.267mg	0.022mg	0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	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