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Eggplant vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between eggplant and olive

  • Eggplant has more manganese, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, olive has more iron, copper, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin A.
  • Olive's daily need coverage for iron is 38% more.
  • Eggplant has 29 times more potassium than olive. Eggplant has 229mg of potassium, while olive has 8mg.
  • Eggplant is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Eggplant, raw and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2762.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1060%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +877.8%
Contains more IronIron +1334.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +209.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1654.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1773.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more CholineCholine +49.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggplant Olive DV% diff.
Iron 0.23mg 3.3mg 38%
Sodium 2mg 735mg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 7.888g 20%
Copper 0.081mg 0.251mg 19%
Fats 0.18g 10.68g 16%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 1.65mg 9%
Calcium 9mg 88mg 8%
Potassium 229mg 8mg 7%
Folate 22µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.009mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.034g 1.415g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.911g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0.015mg 5%
Calories 25kcal 115kcal 5%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 0.037mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.003mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 20µg 2%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 1.4µg 2%
Magnesium 14mg 4mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Fiber 3g 3.2g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.22mg 1%
Choline 6.9mg 10.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0.9mg 1%
Protein 0.98g 0.84g 0%
Net carbs 2.88g 3.06g N/A
Carbs 5.88g 6.26g 0%
Sugar 3.53g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.7%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more FatsFats +5833.3%
Contains more OtherOther +237.9%
~equal in Carbs ~6.26g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1098.7%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/nutrients
  2. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.