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Garlic vs. Avocado — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garlic and avocadoes

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, vitamin C, calcium, and phosphorus; however, avocadoes have more folate, fiber, vitamin K, and vitamin B5.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 75% more.
  • Garlic has 36 times more selenium than avocadoes. Garlic has 14.2µg of selenium, while avocadoes have 0.4µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Garlic, raw and Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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.
Garlic
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1408.3%
Contains more IronIron +209.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1077.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3450%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.8%

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.
Garlic
Garlic
4
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +212%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +198.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +380.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +63.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2487.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1135.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Avocado DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.257mg 75%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.142mg 67%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.4µg 25%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 10mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 9.799g 24%
Fats 0.5g 14.66g 22%
Folate 3µg 81µg 20%
Fiber 2.1g 6.7g 18%
Calcium 181mg 12mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 1.389mg 16%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 21µg 16%
Phosphorus 153mg 52mg 14%
Iron 1.7mg 0.55mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 2.07mg 13%
Copper 0.299mg 0.19mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.067mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 1.816g 10%
Saturated fat 0.089g 2.126g 9%
Protein 6.36g 2g 9%
Carbs 33.06g 8.53g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.738mg 6%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.64mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 14.2mg 2%
Potassium 401mg 485mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.13mg 2%
Calories 149kcal 160kcal 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Magnesium 25mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 1g 0.66g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 17mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +218%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2832%
Contains more WaterWater +25%
~equal in Other ~1.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88981.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +629.3%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/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.