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Fiddlehead ferns vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fiddlehead ferns and eggplant

  • Fiddlehead ferns are richer than eggplant in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B3, copper, iron, vitamin B2, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for fiddlehead ferns is 72% higher.
  • Fiddlehead ferns contain 12 times more vitamin C than eggplant. Fiddlehead ferns contain 26.6mg of vitamin C, while eggplant contains 2.2mg.

Food types used in this article are Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Eggplant, 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%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +142.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +255.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.6%
Contains more IronIron +469.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +295.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +418.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +320.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +119.8%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1109.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +467.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +667.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fiddlehead ferns Eggplant DV% diff.
Copper 0.32mg 0.081mg 27%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 2.2mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 0.649mg 27%
Vitamin A 181µg 1µg 20%
Iron 1.31mg 0.23mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.037mg 13%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.232mg 12%
Fiber 3g 12%
Phosphorus 101mg 24mg 11%
Protein 4.55g 0.98g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.16mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 6%
Folate 22µg 6%
Magnesium 34mg 14mg 5%
Potassium 370mg 229mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.039mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 32mg 9mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Calories 34kcal 25kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 5.54g 2.88g N/A
Carbs 5.54g 5.88g 0%
Sugar 3.53g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +364.3%
Contains more FatsFats +122.2%
Contains more OtherOther +25.8%
~equal in Carbs ~5.88g
~equal in Water ~92.3g

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

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

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