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Fiddlehead ferns vs. Burdock root — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fiddlehead ferns and burdock root different?

  • Fiddlehead ferns have more vitamin A, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin C, vitamin B2, manganese, phosphorus, and iron than burdock root.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for fiddlehead ferns is 72% higher.
  • Fiddlehead ferns contain 17 times more vitamin B3 than burdock root. While fiddlehead ferns contain 4.98mg of vitamin B3, burdock root contains only 0.3mg.

Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Burdock root, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 9.6% 33% 49% 107% 23% 43% 0.13% 67% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 12% 27% 30% 26% 9% 22% 0.65% 30% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.1%
Contains more IronIron +63.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +151.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +119.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.1%

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 89% 60% 0% 0% 5% 48% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 10% 0% 7.6% 0% 2.5% 6.9% 5.6% 19% 55% 0% 4% 17% 6.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +786.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1560%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fiddlehead ferns Burdock root DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 0.3mg 29%
Copper 0.32mg 0.077mg 27%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 3mg 26%
Vitamin A 181µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.03mg 14%
Fiber 3.3g 13%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.232mg 12%
Phosphorus 101mg 51mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 6%
Protein 4.55g 1.53g 6%
Iron 1.31mg 0.8mg 6%
Folate 23µg 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.33mg 5%
Carbs 5.54g 17.34g 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Potassium 370mg 308mg 2%
Choline 11.7mg 2%
Calories 34kcal 72kcal 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Calcium 32mg 41mg 1%
Magnesium 34mg 38mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 5.54g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.033mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 6% 89%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 88.68 g
Other: 0.83 g
17% 80%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 17.34 g
Water: 80.09 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +197.4%
Contains more FatsFats +166.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +213%
~equal in Water ~80.09g
~equal in Other ~0.89g

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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. Fiddlehead ferns - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169405/nutrients
  2. Burdock root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169974/nutrients

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

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