Lotus root vs. Bamboo shoots — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lotus root and bamboo shoots

Lotus root has more vitamin C, vitamin B2, fiber, iron, copper, and phosphorus; however, bamboo shoots are richer in zinc.
Lotus root covers your daily vitamin C needs 44% more than bamboo shoots.
Bamboo shoots have 8 times less magnesium than lotus root. Lotus root has 23mg of magnesium, while bamboo shoots have 3mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lotus root, raw and Bamboo shoots, 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.

Lotus root

Bamboo shoots

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+246.2%
Contains more IronIron	+132%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+69.5%

Contains more ZincZinc	+182.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.3%

~equal in Potassium ~533mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.262mg

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.

Lotus root

Bamboo shoots

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+85.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.24mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	44mg	4mg	44%
Vitamin B2	0.22mg	0.07mg	12%
Fiber	4.9g	2.2g	11%
Iron	1.16mg	0.5mg	8%
Copper	0.257mg	0.19mg	7%
Vitamin E		1mg	7%
Zinc	0.39mg	1.1mg	6%
Phosphorus	100mg	59mg	6%
Magnesium	23mg	3mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.377mg	0.161mg	4%
Carbs	17.23g	5.2g	4%
Calcium	45mg	13mg	3%
Sodium	40mg	4mg	2%
Calories	74kcal	27kcal	2%
Folate	13µg	7µg	2%
Potassium	556mg	533mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.02g	0.134g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.16mg	0.15mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	0.6mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.258mg	0.24mg	1%
Protein	2.6g	2.6g	0%
Fats	0.1g	0.3g	0%
Net carbs	12.33g	3g	N/A
Sugar		3g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.8µg	0%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.262mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.03g	0.069g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.007g	0%
Tryptophan	0.02mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.051mg	0.086mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.088mg	0%
Leucine	0.069mg	0.14mg	0%
Lysine	0.094mg	0.134mg	0%
Methionine	0.022mg	0.03mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.047mg	0.09mg	0%
Valine	0.055mg	0.106mg	0%
Histidine	0.038mg	0.042mg	0%