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Asparagus vs. Pomelo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between asparagus and pomelo?

  • Asparagus is richer in iron, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and manganese, yet pomelo is richer in vitamin C.
  • Pomelo's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 62% higher.
  • Asparagus has 95 times more vitamin A than pomelo. Asparagus has 756IU of vitamin A, while pomelo has 8IU.
  • Asparagus has a lower glycemic index than pomelo.

We used Asparagus, raw and Pummelo, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 19% 4.1% 16% 2.2% 7.3% 0.13% 2.2% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +1845.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +293.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +829.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Potassium ~216mg

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%
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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 203% 0% 0% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 4.1% 0% 8.3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +320.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +422.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +344.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +989.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Pomelo DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5.6mg 61mg 62%
Vitamin K 41.6µg 35%
Iron 2.14mg 0.11mg 25%
Copper 0.189mg 0.048mg 16%
Folate 52µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.034mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.027mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 8%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.017mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 0.22mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 17mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.036mg 4%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Selenium 2.3µg 4%
Fiber 2.1g 1g 4%
Choline 16mg 3%
Protein 2.2g 0.76g 3%
Calcium 24mg 4mg 2%
Magnesium 14mg 6mg 2%
Carbs 3.88g 9.62g 2%
Calories 20kcal 38kcal 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.04g 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 8.62g N/A
Potassium 202mg 216mg 0%
Sugar 1.88g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 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
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10% 89%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 9.62 g
Water: 89.1 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +189.5%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more OtherOther +20.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +147.9%
~equal in Water ~89.1g

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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. Pomelo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167754/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.