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Asparagus vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between asparagus and yogurt?

  • Asparagus is higher in vitamin K, iron, copper, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin B1, yet yogurt is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 35% more.
  • Asparagus has 189 times more vitamin A than yogurt. While asparagus has 756IU of vitamin A, yogurt has only 4IU.
  • The glycemic index of yogurt is lower.

We used Asparagus, raw and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.3%
Contains more IronIron +2957.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1011.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1655.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +358.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +159.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +321.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

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% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +521.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +370.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +642.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 0µg 35%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Iron 2.14mg 0.07mg 26%
Copper 0.189mg 0.017mg 19%
Protein 2.2g 10.19g 16%
Selenium 2.3µg 9.7µg 13%
Phosphorus 52mg 135mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.278mg 11%
Folate 52µg 7µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.023mg 10%
Calcium 24mg 110mg 9%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 0.01mg 7%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0mg 6%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.009mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 0.208mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.063mg 2%
Calories 20kcal 59kcal 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Potassium 202mg 141mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 36mg 1%
Fructose 1g 0g 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.331mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.39g 0%
Carbs 3.88g 3.6g 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 1.88g 3.24g N/A
Zinc 0.54mg 0.52mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.006g N/A
Choline 16mg 15.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.117g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.012g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

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% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +363.2%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more OtherOther +24.1%
~equal in Carbs ~3.6g
~equal in Water ~85.1g

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
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +316.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%

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
Yogurt
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78% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.54 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.7 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.