Escarole vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between escarole and hominy

Escarole has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, vitamin B5, potassium, and copper; however, hominy has more selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for escarole is 176% higher.
Hominy has 1888 times less vitamin A than escarole. Escarole has 1888 IU of vitamin A, while hominy has 1 IU.
Escarole is lower in sodium.
Hominy has a higher glycemic index than escarole.

Food types used in this article are Escarole, cooked, boiled, drained, no salt added and Hominy, canned, white.

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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.

Escarole

Hominy

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+360%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2622.2%
Contains more IronIron	+16.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+190%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1400%

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.

Escarole

Hominy

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+845.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+436.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+220%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+105850%
Contains more FolateFolate	+7700%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	211.9µg	0.2µg	176%
Folate	78µg	1µg	19%
Sodium	19mg	345mg	14%
Manganese	0.385mg	0.07mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.826mg	0.154mg	13%
Vitamin A	94µg	0µg	10%
Potassium	245mg	9mg	7%
Copper	0.087mg	0.03mg	6%
Selenium	0.2µg	3µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.003mg	5%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Carbs	3.07g	14.26g	4%
Calcium	46mg	10mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.006mg	4%
Calories	19kcal	72kcal	3%
Zinc	0.69mg	1.05mg	3%
Phosphorus	22mg	35mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.4mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.312mg	0.033mg	2%
Choline	15.4mg	3.1mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.081g	0.399g	2%
Protein	1.15g	1.48g	1%
Fats	0.18g	0.88g	1%
Magnesium	13mg	16mg	1%
Iron	0.72mg	0.62mg	1%
Fiber	2.8g	2.5g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.016mg	0.005mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.004g	0.231g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	165kcal	486kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	526g	139g	N/A
Net carbs	0.27g	11.76g	N/A
Sugar	0.23g	1.82g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.042g	0.123g	0%
Tryptophan	0.005mg	0.008mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	0.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.066mg	0.058mg	0%
Leucine	0.09mg	0.202mg	0%
Lysine	0.058mg	0.033mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.031mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.049mg	0.076mg	0%
Valine	0.058mg	0.077mg	0%
Histidine	0.021mg	0.045mg	0%