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Heart of palm vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between heart of palm and tomatoes

  • Heart of palm has more copper, vitamin B6, potassium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, while tomatoes have more vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin C.
  • Heart of palm's daily need coverage for copper is 65% higher.
  • Tomatoes contain 22 times less zinc than heart of palm. Heart of palm contains 3.73mg of zinc, while tomatoes contain 0.17mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Hearts of palm, raw and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.4% 159% 63% 215% 102% 60% 1.8% 0% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +662%
Contains more IronIron +525.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +991.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2094.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +483.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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.
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 27% 1% 10% 0% 13% 42% 17% 0% 187% 0% 0% 18% 0%
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +847.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +912.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.54mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Heart of palm Tomato DV% diff.
Copper 0.644mg 0.059mg 65%
Vitamin B6 0.81mg 0.08mg 56%
Potassium 1806mg 237mg 46%
Zinc 3.73mg 0.17mg 32%
Iron 1.69mg 0.27mg 18%
Phosphorus 140mg 24mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.019mg 12%
Vitamin K 0µg 7.9µg 7%
Carbs 25.61g 3.89g 7%
Vitamin C 8mg 13.7mg 6%
Calories 115kcal 18kcal 5%
Manganese 0.114mg 5%
Protein 2.7g 0.88g 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 42µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.9mg 0.594mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 2%
Folate 24µg 15µg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.037mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.2g 1%
Calcium 18mg 10mg 1%
Choline 0mg 6.7mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 24.11g 2.69g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 17.16g 2.63g N/A
Sodium 14mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.54mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.046g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 26% 70% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 25.61 g
Water: 69.5 g
Other: 1.99 g
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +206.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +558.4%
Contains more OtherOther +290.2%
Contains more WaterWater +36%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 4% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.046 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +520%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.083g

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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. Heart of palm - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167714/nutrients
  2. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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