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Garlic vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garlic and sweet and sour

  • Sweet and sour has less vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, vitamin C, copper, phosphorus, iron, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Garlic covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 91% more than sweet and sour.
  • Sweet and sour contains 36 times less selenium than garlic. Garlic contains 14.2µg of selenium, while sweet, and sour contains 0.4µg.
  • Garlic has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of sweet and sour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Garlic, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1710%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +305.1%
Contains more IronIron +709.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +278.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1188.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2085.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +119.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3450%

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
9
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +258.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +478.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +274.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +540.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2230.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.053mg 91%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.761mg 40%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.4µg 25%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 8.7mg 25%
Copper 0.299mg 0.079mg 24%
Phosphorus 153mg 7mg 21%
Iron 1.7mg 0.21mg 19%
Calcium 181mg 10mg 17%
Sodium 17mg 371mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.048mg 13%
Protein 6.36g 0.27g 12%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.09mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.093mg 10%
Potassium 401mg 99mg 9%
Fiber 2.1g 0.1g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.019mg 7%
Choline 23.2mg 2.4mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.187mg 3%
Carbs 33.06g 38.22g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0g 2%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.02g 1%
Calories 149kcal 150kcal 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 1g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
3
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2255.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2400%
Contains more OtherOther +23%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.6%
~equal in Water ~60.27g

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.