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Asparagus vs. Nectarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between asparagus and nectarine

  • Asparagus has more vitamin K, iron, folate, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and vitamin B6 than nectarine.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 33% more.
  • Asparagus contains 10 times more folate than nectarine. Asparagus contains 52µg of folate, while nectarine contains 5µg.
  • Nectarine has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of nectarine is 43, while the glycemic index of asparagus is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Asparagus, raw and Nectarines, 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 6.4% 1.8% 18% 11% 29% 4.6% 11% 0% 7% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +664.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +217.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +192.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Potassium ~201mg

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 18% 5.7% 15% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 21% 11% 5.8% 0% 5.5% 3.8% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +320.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +422.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +264%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1790.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +940%
Contains more CholineCholine +158.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15%
~equal in Vitamin C ~5.4mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Nectarine DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 2.2µg 33%
Iron 2.14mg 0.28mg 23%
Folate 52µg 5µg 12%
Copper 0.189mg 0.086mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.034mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.027mg 9%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.054mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.025mg 5%
Selenium 2.3µg 0µg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 26mg 4%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.17mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.185mg 2%
Fiber 2.1g 1.7g 2%
Carbs 3.88g 10.55g 2%
Choline 16mg 6.2mg 2%
Protein 2.2g 1.06g 2%
Vitamin A 38µg 17µg 2%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 0.77mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 1.125mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 44kcal 1%
Magnesium 14mg 9mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.32g 0%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 5.4mg 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 8.85g N/A
Potassium 202mg 201mg 0%
Sugar 1.88g 7.89g N/A
Starch 0.07g 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.088g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.113g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0.009mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.013mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.008mg 0%
Fructose 1g 1.37g 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% 88%
Protein: 1.06 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 10.55 g
Water: 87.59 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.5%
Contains more OtherOther +20.8%
Contains more FatsFats +166.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +171.9%
~equal in Water ~87.59g

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
11% 39% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +126%

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
62% 20% 17%
Starch: 0.07 g
Sucrose: 4.87 g
Glucose: 1.57 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2017.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +141.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +37%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Nectarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169914/nutrients

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

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