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Asparagus vs. Rye — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between asparagus and rye

  • Asparagus has more vitamin K, while rye has more manganese, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B5, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B3, copper, and zinc.
  • Rye covers your daily need for manganese, 105% more than asparagus.
  • Asparagus contains 7 times more vitamin K than rye. While asparagus contains 41.6µg of vitamin K, rye contains only 5.9µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Asparagus, raw and Rye grain.

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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 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +685.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.5%
Contains more IronIron +22.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +390.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +538.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1531%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +504.3%
~equal in Calcium ~24mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 0% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +605.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +336.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +431.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +90%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Rye DV% diff.
Manganese 0.158mg 2.577mg 105%
Fiber 2.1g 15.1g 52%
Phosphorus 52mg 332mg 40%
Vitamin K 41.6µg 5.9µg 30%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 1.456mg 24%
Carbs 3.88g 75.86g 24%
Magnesium 14mg 110mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 4.27mg 21%
Selenium 2.3µg 13.9µg 21%
Copper 0.189mg 0.367mg 20%
Zinc 0.54mg 2.65mg 19%
Calories 20kcal 338kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.294mg 16%
Protein 2.2g 10.34g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.316mg 14%
Potassium 202mg 510mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.251mg 8%
Iron 2.14mg 2.63mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.767g 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 1µg 4%
Folate 52µg 38µg 4%
Choline 16mg 30.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 0.85mg 2%
Fats 0.12g 1.63g 2%
Fructose 1g 0.11g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.208g 1%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.197g 1%
Net carbs 1.78g 60.76g N/A
Calcium 24mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 1.88g 0.98g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0.208mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0.286mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0.153mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.435mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.317mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.189mg 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
Rye
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10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 g
Contains more WaterWater +779.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +370%
Contains more FatsFats +1258.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1855.2%
Contains more OtherOther +170.7%

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
Rye
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17% 18% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.208 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.767 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1434%

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
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72% 16% 11%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 0.16 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +306.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +809.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +208.7%
~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. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/nutrients

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

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