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Asparagus vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between asparagus and gumdrop?

  • Asparagus is richer than gumdrop in vitamin K, iron, copper, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, fiber, vitamin E, and phosphorus.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 35% more.
  • The glycemic index of asparagus is lower.

We used Asparagus, raw and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces types 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 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 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3940%
Contains more IronIron +435%
Contains more CopperCopper +1475%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1480%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +187.5%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +984.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9680%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1720%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Gumdrop DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 0µg 35%
Carbs 3.88g 98.9g 32%
Iron 2.14mg 0.4mg 22%
Copper 0.189mg 0.012mg 20%
Calories 20kcal 396kcal 19%
Folate 52µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.006mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.013mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 0mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0.1g 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.005mg 7%
Potassium 202mg 5mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0mg 6%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.012mg 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Protein 2.2g 0g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 1mg 3%
Choline 16mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 2.3µg 0.8µg 3%
Calcium 24mg 3mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 44mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Fats 0.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 1.88g 58.97g N/A
Saturated fat 0.04g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 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
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +9222%
Contains more OtherOther +480%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2449%

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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. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/nutrients

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

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