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Garlic vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and spread different?

  • Garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, calcium, and phosphorus, while spread is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 86% more than spread.
  • Garlic is lower in sodium.
  • Garlic has a higher glycemic index (30) than spread (0).

Garlic, raw and Sandwich spread, pork, beef types were used 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.
Garlic
10
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%
Spread
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1408.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.5%
Contains more IronIron +115.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +130%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +159.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6330.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +46.4%

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
5
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%
Spread
7
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +929.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2075%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +168.5%
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.12mg 86%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.026mg 72%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 17mg 1013mg 43%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Saturated fat 0.089g 5.977g 27%
Fats 0.5g 17.34g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 7.584g 19%
Copper 0.299mg 0.13mg 19%
Calcium 181mg 12mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 2.565g 15%
Phosphorus 153mg 59mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.74mg 11%
Iron 1.7mg 0.79mg 11%
Potassium 401mg 110mg 9%
Selenium 14.2µg 9.7µg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0.2g 8%
Choline 23.2mg 62.3mg 7%
Carbs 33.06g 11.94g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.73mg 6%
Calories 149kcal 235kcal 4%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Protein 6.36g 7.66g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.134mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.172mg 2%
Zinc 1.16mg 1.02mg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 1g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1.6µg 0%
Folate 3µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3368%
Contains more OtherOther +85.3%
~equal in Water ~60.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68845.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +930.1%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.