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Lambsquarters vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lambsquarters and hominy

  • Hominy contains less vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, manganese, calcium, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and potassium than lambsquarters.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lambsquarters is 232% higher.
  • Lambsquarters are lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Lambsquarters, raw and Hominy, canned, white.

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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 24% 93% 40% 45% 98% 12% 31% 5.6% 102% 4.9%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 0.79% 23% 10% 29% 15% 45% 9.1% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2990%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4922.2%
Contains more IronIron +93.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +876.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1017.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%

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 267% 193% 0% 0% 40% 102% 23% 5.5% 63% 0% 0% 23% 0%
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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 0% 0% 1% 0% 0.75% 1.4% 0.62% 9.2% 1.2% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 1.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3536.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5380%
Contains more FolateFolate +2900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lambsquarters Hominy DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80mg 0mg 89%
Vitamin A 580µg 0µg 64%
Vitamin B2 0.44mg 0.006mg 33%
Manganese 0.782mg 0.07mg 31%
Calcium 309mg 10mg 30%
Copper 0.293mg 0.03mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.005mg 21%
Sodium 43mg 345mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.16mg 0.003mg 13%
Potassium 452mg 9mg 13%
Iron 1.2mg 0.62mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.033mg 7%
Folate 30µg 1µg 7%
Zinc 0.44mg 1.05mg 6%
Fiber 4g 2.5g 6%
Phosphorus 72mg 35mg 5%
Protein 4.2g 1.48g 5%
Magnesium 34mg 16mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 3µg 4%
Carbs 7.3g 14.26g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.092mg 0.154mg 1%
Choline 3.1mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 72kcal 1%
Fats 0.8g 0.88g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 11.76g N/A
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.059g 0.123g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.231g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.351g 0.399g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.163mg 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.253mg 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.35mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.354mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.049mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.166mg 0.076mg 0%
Valine 0.226mg 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.116mg 0.045mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 7% 84% 3%
Protein: 4.2 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 84.3 g
Other: 3.4 g
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.48 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 14.26 g
Water: 82.53 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +183.8%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.88g
~equal in Water ~82.53g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 27% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.059 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.351 g
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16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.123 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.231 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.7%

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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. Lambsquarters - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169244/nutrients
  2. Hominy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169701/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.