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Lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians) vs. Drumstick leaves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians) and drumstick leaves different?

  • Lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians) is higher in magnesium, manganese, potassium, and calcium; however, drumstick leaves are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for drumstick leaves is 74% higher.
  • Lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians) contains 4 times more magnesium than drumstick leaves. While lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians) contains 164mg of magnesium, drumstick leaves contain only 42mg.

Lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians) and Drumstick leaves, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 117% 105% 94% 43% 33% 17% 24% 0.52% 203% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 56% 30% 150% 35% 16% 48% 1.2% 139% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +290.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +217.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.8%
Contains more IronIron +247.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
~equal in Copper ~0.105mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.6mg

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 16% 65% 0% 0% 12% 62% 12% 0% 54% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 172% 126% 0% 0% 64% 152% 42% 7.5% 277% 0% 0% 30% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +955.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +94.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +446.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +256.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +417.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians) Drumstick leaves DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.232mg 1.2mg 74%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 51.7mg 52%
Iron 1.15mg 4mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.66mg 30%
Magnesium 164mg 42mg 29%
Potassium 1070mg 337mg 22%
Manganese 1.56mg 1.063mg 22%
Vitamin A 194µg 378µg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.257mg 18%
Calcium 349mg 185mg 16%
Fiber 5.2g 2g 13%
Protein 4.06g 9.4g 11%
Folate 40µg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.623mg 2.22mg 10%
Phosphorus 56mg 112mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.125mg 3%
Fats 0.16g 1.4g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Calories 48kcal 64kcal 1%
Copper 0.1mg 0.105mg 1%
Carbs 7.47g 8.28g 0%
Net carbs 2.27g 6.28g N/A
Zinc 0.61mg 0.6mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.411mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.451mg 0%
Leucine 0.791mg 0%
Lysine 0.537mg 0%
Methionine 0.123mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.487mg 0%
Valine 0.611mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 7% 85% 3%
Protein: 4.06 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.47 g
Water: 85.02 g
Other: 3.29 g
9% 8% 79% 2%
Protein: 9.4 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 8.28 g
Water: 78.66 g
Other: 2.26 g
Contains more OtherOther +45.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.5%
Contains more FatsFats +775%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.8%
~equal in Water ~78.66g

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. Lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169815/nutrients
  2. Drumstick leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168416/nutrients

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

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