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Fiddlehead ferns vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fiddlehead ferns and daikon

  • Daikon has less vitamin A, vitamin B3, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, iron, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin C.
  • Fiddlehead ferns cover your daily vitamin A needs 72% more than daikon.
  • Daikon contains 25 times less vitamin B3 than fiddlehead ferns. Fiddlehead ferns contain 4.98mg of vitamin B3, while daikon contains 0.2mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Radishes, oriental, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63%
Contains more IronIron +227.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +178.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +453.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +339.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1242.1%

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%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +950%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2390%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fiddlehead ferns Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 0.2mg 30%
Copper 0.32mg 0.115mg 23%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.038mg 21%
Vitamin A 181µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.02mg 15%
Iron 1.31mg 0.4mg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 23mg 11%
Protein 4.55g 0.6g 8%
Folate 28µg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.15mg 6%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 22mg 5%
Magnesium 34mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 4%
Potassium 370mg 227mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 3%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Calories 34kcal 18kcal 1%
Sodium 1mg 21mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 27mg 1%
Choline 7.3mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 5.54g 4.1g 0%
Net carbs 5.54g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +658.3%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.1%
Contains more OtherOther +43.1%
~equal in Water ~94.62g

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/nutrients

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

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