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Garlic vs. Fast food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garlic and fast food

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, and copper; however, fast food has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and iron.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 79% more.
  • Garlic is lower in saturated fat.
  • Fast food has a higher glycemic index than garlic.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Garlic, raw and Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain.

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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
6
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 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +191.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +147.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +368.3%
Contains more IronIron +80%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +43%
~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

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
3
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 0% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +482.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +702.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +188.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Fast food DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.212mg 79%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.357mg 57%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.89µg 37%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 5.617mg 31%
Saturated fat 0.089g 4.493g 20%
Protein 6.36g 16.52g 20%
Copper 0.299mg 0.121mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.363mg 19%
Folate 3µg 80µg 19%
Fats 0.5g 12.01g 18%
Iron 1.7mg 3.06mg 17%
Sodium 17mg 331mg 14%
Calcium 181mg 62mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 4.835g 12%
Zinc 1.16mg 2.52mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Selenium 14.2µg 20.3µg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 1.68g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.317mg 10%
Starch 22.87g 9%
Calories 149kcal 297kcal 7%
Potassium 401mg 197mg 6%
Phosphorus 153mg 134mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 4.9µg 3%
Fructose 2.27g 3%
Fiber 2.1g 1.7g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.38mg 2%
Choline 23.2mg 34.4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.53mg 1%
Carbs 33.06g 31.5g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 9µg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 29.8g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Magnesium 25mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 1g 4.88g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.514g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.46mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.642mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 1.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.785mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.306mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.67mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.728mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.402mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
2
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 g
Contains more WaterWater +52.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +159.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2302%
~equal in Carbs ~31.5g
~equal in Other ~1.52g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43854.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +574.7%

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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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/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.