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Kale vs. Vine spinach (basella) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kale and vine spinach (basella)

  • Kale has more vitamin A and copper, while vine spinach (basella) has more vitamin C, folate, manganese, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Kale's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 112% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Vinespinach, (basella), 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.
Kale
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 22% 20% 34% 52% 6.5% 12% 3% 54% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 33% 45% 45% 36% 12% 22% 3.1% 96% 4.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +261.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123.7%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.7%
~equal in Sodium ~24mg

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.
Kale
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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 137% 227% 17% 0% 13% 16% 9.4% 2.9% 32% 0% 2043% 9.8% 0.22%
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 340% 133% 0% 0% 13% 36% 9.4% 3.2% 55% 0% 0% 105% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +148.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +976.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.5mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.053mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kale Vine spinach (basella) DV% diff.
Vitamin K 817µg 681%
Vitamin C 41mg 102mg 68%
Folate 13µg 140µg 32%
Vitamin A 681µg 400µg 31%
Manganese 0.416mg 0.735mg 14%
Magnesium 18mg 65mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.24mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Potassium 228mg 510mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.155mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 6%
Copper 0.156mg 0.107mg 5%
Iron 0.9mg 1.2mg 4%
Calcium 72mg 109mg 4%
Phosphorus 28mg 52mg 3%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.43mg 2%
Carbs 5.63g 3.4g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.193g 1%
Calories 28kcal 19kcal 0%
Protein 1.9g 1.8g 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.63g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Sodium 23mg 24mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.5mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.053mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.085mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.053mg 0%
Leucine 0.133mg 0.101mg 0%
Lysine 0.114mg 0.086mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.019mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.085mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.039mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kale
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2% 6% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.63 g
Water: 91.2 g
Other: 0.87 g
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.6%
Contains more OtherOther +60.9%
~equal in Protein ~1.8g
~equal in Water ~93.1g

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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. Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169238/nutrients
  2. Vine spinach (basella) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170474/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.