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Asparagus vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between asparagus and radish

  • Asparagus has more vitamin K, iron, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and folate; however, radish is richer in vitamin C.
  • Asparagus covers your daily vitamin K needs 34% more than radish.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Asparagus, raw and Radishes, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more IronIron +529.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +278%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.3%
~equal in Calcium ~25mg

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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1091.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +261.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +285%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3100%
Contains more FolateFolate +108%
Contains more CholineCholine +146.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +164.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Radish DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 1.3µg 34%
Iron 2.14mg 0.34mg 23%
Copper 0.189mg 0.05mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.012mg 11%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 14.8mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.039mg 8%
Folate 52µg 25µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 0.254mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 20mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.069mg 4%
Selenium 2.3µg 0.6µg 3%
Protein 2.2g 0.68g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.071mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.165mg 2%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.28mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 39mg 2%
Choline 16mg 6.5mg 2%
Fiber 2.1g 1.6g 2%
Potassium 202mg 233mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 10mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 16kcal 0%
Fats 0.12g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 3.88g 3.4g 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 1.8g N/A
Calcium 24mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 1.88g 1.86g N/A
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.013mg 0%
Fructose 1g 0.71g 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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3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +223.5%
Contains more FatsFats +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.1%
~equal in Water ~95.27g
~equal in Other ~0.55g

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
Radish
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.048g

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
Radish
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5% 56% 38%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 1.05 g
Fructose: 0.71 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +130%
Contains more FructoseFructose +40.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +61.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/nutrients

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

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