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Jerusalem artichoke vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jerusalem artichoke and spirulina

  • Jerusalem artichoke has more phosphorus, potassium, and iron; however, spirulina has more copper, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Spirulina's daily need coverage for copper is 51% more.
  • Jerusalem artichoke has 32 times more sugar than spirulina. Jerusalem artichoke has 9.6g of sugar, while spirulina has 0.3g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Seaweed, spirulina, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +237.8%
Contains more IronIron +21.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +609.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +326.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +210%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
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 3% 1% 9.8% 0% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +126.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +361.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.196mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerusalem artichoke Spirulina DV% diff.
Copper 0.14mg 0.597mg 51%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.342mg 22%
Phosphorus 78mg 11mg 10%
Potassium 429mg 127mg 9%
Iron 3.4mg 2.79mg 8%
Protein 2g 5.92g 8%
Carbs 17.44g 2.42g 5%
Fiber 1.6g 0.4g 5%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.186mg 5%
Choline 30mg 6.5mg 4%
Sodium 4mg 98mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0.9mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.034mg 3%
Calories 73kcal 26kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.49mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.5µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.222mg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.135g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0.106g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 1.196mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.325mg 1%
Folate 13µg 9µg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.39g 1%
Net carbs 15.84g 2.02g N/A
Magnesium 17mg 19mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 9.6g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.331mg 0%
Leucine 0.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.312mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.286mg 0%
Valine 0.362mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +620.7%
Contains more OtherOther +323.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +196%
Contains more FatsFats +3800%
Contains more WaterWater +16.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10500%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/nutrients
  2. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.