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Asparagus vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between asparagus and apricots

  • Asparagus has more vitamin K, iron, copper, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, apricots are richer in vitamin A.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 32% more.
  • Asparagus contains 6 times more folate than apricots. Asparagus contains 52µg of folate, while apricots contain 9µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Asparagus, raw and Apricots, 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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.6%
Contains more IronIron +448.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +142.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +170%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +27%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +376.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1160.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +477.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +152.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Apricot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 3.3µg 32%
Iron 2.14mg 0.39mg 22%
Copper 0.189mg 0.078mg 12%
Folate 52µg 9µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.03mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.04mg 8%
Vitamin A 38µg 96µg 6%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 10mg 5%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.077mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 23mg 4%
Selenium 2.3µg 0.1µg 4%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.054mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 0.6mg 2%
Protein 2.2g 1.4g 2%
Potassium 202mg 259mg 2%
Carbs 3.88g 11.12g 2%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 0.89mg 2%
Choline 16mg 2.8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.24mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 48kcal 1%
Calcium 24mg 13mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 10mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 1.88g 9.24g N/A
Fiber 2.1g 2g 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.17g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.077g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.027mg 0%
Fructose 1g 0.94g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.1%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +186.6%
Contains more OtherOther +27.6%
~equal in Water ~86.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 35% 53%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.23 g
Glucose: 0.65 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2452.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +264.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~0.94g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients

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

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