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Fiddlehead ferns vs. Sauerkraut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fiddlehead ferns and sauerkraut

  • Fiddlehead ferns are richer than sauerkraut in vitamin A, vitamin B3, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin C, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for fiddlehead ferns is 72% higher.
  • Fiddlehead ferns contain 35 times more vitamin B3 than sauerkraut. Fiddlehead ferns contain 4.98mg of vitamin B3, while sauerkraut contains 0.143mg.
  • Fiddlehead ferns contain less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Sauerkraut, canned, solids, and liquids.

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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 9.3% 9% 15% 55% 32% 5.2% 8.6% 86% 20% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +161.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +336.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +405%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +237.7%
Contains more IronIron +12.2%
~equal in Calcium ~30mg

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 49% 0.33% 2.8% 0% 5.3% 5.1% 2.7% 5.6% 30% 0% 33% 18% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +854.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3382.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.021mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fiddlehead ferns Sauerkraut DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 0.143mg 30%
Sodium 1mg 661mg 29%
Copper 0.32mg 0.096mg 25%
Vitamin A 181µg 1µg 20%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.151mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.022mg 14%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 14.7mg 13%
Phosphorus 101mg 20mg 12%
Fiber 2.9g 12%
Vitamin K 13µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 10%
Protein 4.55g 0.91g 7%
Folate 24µg 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.19mg 6%
Potassium 370mg 170mg 6%
Magnesium 34mg 13mg 5%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Iron 1.31mg 1.47mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 34kcal 19kcal 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.14g 0%
Carbs 5.54g 4.28g 0%
Net carbs 5.54g 1.38g N/A
Calcium 32mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 1.78g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.021mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.031mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 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
4% 93% 2%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 4.28 g
Water: 92.52 g
Other: 2.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +185.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.4%
Contains more OtherOther +159%
~equal in Water ~92.52g

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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. Sauerkraut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169279/nutrients

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

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