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Garlic vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garlic and tamarind?

  • Garlic is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, selenium, calcium, and zinc, yet tamarind is higher in vitamin B1, magnesium, iron, and fiber.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 90% more.
  • Garlic has 12 times more zinc than tamarind. While garlic has 1.16mg of zinc, tamarind has only 0.1mg.

We used Garlic, raw and Tamarinds, raw 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.
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 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +144.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +247.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1060%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +992.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +268%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.6%
Contains more IronIron +64.7%

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
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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 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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +791.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +316.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1771.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +169.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +176.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +64.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Tamarind DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.066mg 90%
Manganese 1.672mg 73%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 3.5mg 31%
Copper 0.299mg 0.086mg 24%
Selenium 14.2µg 1.3µg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.428mg 19%
Magnesium 25mg 92mg 16%
Iron 1.7mg 2.8mg 14%
Fiber 2.1g 5.1g 12%
Calcium 181mg 74mg 11%
Carbs 33.06g 62.5g 10%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.1mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.143mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.938mg 8%
Protein 6.36g 2.8g 7%
Potassium 401mg 628mg 7%
Phosphorus 153mg 113mg 6%
Calories 149kcal 239kcal 5%
Folate 3µg 14µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.152mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 8.6mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.059g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.8µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.272g 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.6g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 57.4g N/A
Sugar 1g 38.8g N/A
Sodium 17mg 28mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.181g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.1%
Contains more WaterWater +86.6%
Contains more FatsFats +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.1%
Contains more OtherOther +80%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +322%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1545.5%

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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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/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.