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Kiwi vs. Spinach — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between kiwi and spinach?

  • Kiwi is richer in vitamin C, while spinach is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Spinach's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 378% higher.
  • Spinach has 9 times less vitamin C than kiwi. Kiwi has 92.7mg of vitamin C, while spinach has 9.8mg.
  • Kiwi has a higher glycemic index (58) than spinach (32).

We used Kiwifruit, green, raw and Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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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.
Kiwi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 10% 28% 12% 43% 3.8% 15% 0.39% 13% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +411.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.4%
Contains more IronIron +1051.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +442.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +854.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%

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.
Kiwi
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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 309% 1.3% 29% 0% 6.8% 5.8% 6.4% 11% 15% 0% 101% 19% 4.3%
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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +845.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +251.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +844%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +284.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1124.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +484%
Contains more CholineCholine +152.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kiwi Spinach DV% diff.
Vitamin K 40.3µg 493.6µg 378%
Vitamin C 92.7mg 9.8mg 92%
Vitamin A 4µg 524µg 58%
Iron 0.31mg 3.57mg 41%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.935mg 36%
Folate 25µg 146µg 30%
Magnesium 17mg 87mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.236mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.242mg 14%
Calcium 34mg 136mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.095mg 6%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.76mg 6%
Fructose 4.35g 5%
Potassium 312mg 466mg 5%
Copper 0.13mg 0.174mg 5%
Protein 1.14g 2.97g 4%
Vitamin E 1.46mg 2.08mg 4%
Carbs 14.66g 3.75g 4%
Sodium 3mg 70mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 56mg 3%
Choline 7.8mg 19.7mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.5µg 2%
Fiber 3g 2.4g 2%
Calories 61kcal 23kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.287g 0.109g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.145mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.341mg 0.49mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 11.66g 1.35g N/A
Sugar 8.99g 0.43g N/A
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.043g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.047g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.061mg 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kiwi
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 14.66 g
Water: 83.07 g
Other: 0.61 g
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +290.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +160.5%
Contains more OtherOther +196.7%
~equal in Water ~91.21g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kiwi
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8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.287 g
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +683.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163.3%

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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. Kiwi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168153/nutrients
  2. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.