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Hummus vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between hummus and garlic

  • Hummus has more copper, folate, fiber, and magnesium; however, garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, and calcium.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 80% more than hummus.
  • Hummus has 28 times more folate than garlic. While hummus has 83µg of folate, garlic has only 3µg.
  • Garlic has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of garlic is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Hummus, commercial and Garlic, raw.

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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.
Hummus
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
Garlic
5
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +184%
Contains more IronIron +43.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +376.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +116.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +446.2%

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.
Hummus
1
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% 0% 0% 0% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62% 0%
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%
Contains more FolateFolate +2666.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +351.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +517.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 1.235mg 80%
Manganese 0.773mg 1.672mg 39%
Vitamin C 0mg 31.2mg 35%
Copper 0.527mg 0.299mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 0.249g 22%
Selenium 2.6µg 14.2µg 21%
Folate 83µg 3µg 20%
Sodium 379mg 17mg 16%
Fiber 6g 2.1g 16%
Calcium 38mg 181mg 14%
Fats 9.6g 0.5g 14%
Magnesium 71mg 25mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 0.011g 10%
Iron 2.44mg 1.7mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.596mg 9%
Zinc 1.83mg 1.16mg 6%
Carbs 14.29g 33.06g 6%
Saturated fat 1.437g 0.089g 6%
Potassium 228mg 401mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.11mg 4%
Phosphorus 176mg 153mg 3%
Protein 7.9g 6.36g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.2mg 2%
Calories 166kcal 149kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 8.29g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 1g N/A
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
Hummus
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8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1820%
Contains more WaterWater +13.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.4%
~equal in Other ~1.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
2
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.613 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36618.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1351%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%

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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. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/nutrients
  2. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients

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

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