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Lotus root vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lotus root and jerusalem artichoke

  • Lotus root has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, fiber, copper, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, jerusalem artichoke is richer in iron and vitamin B3.
  • Lotus root covers your daily vitamin C needs 44% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Jerusalem artichoke has 4 times less manganese than lotus root. Lotus root has 0.261mg of manganese, while jerusalem artichoke has 0.06mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lotus root, raw and Jerusalem-artichokes, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 14% 49% 44% 86% 11% 43% 5.2% 34% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +221.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +225%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +335%
Contains more IronIron +193.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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 147% 0% 0% 0% 40% 51% 7.5% 23% 60% 0% 0% 9.8% 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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +235.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +225%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~13µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lotus root Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Vitamin C 44mg 4mg 44%
Iron 1.16mg 3.4mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.258mg 0.077mg 14%
Fiber 4.9g 1.6g 13%
Copper 0.257mg 0.14mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 0.06mg 12%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.06mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.3mg 6%
Choline 30mg 5%
Potassium 556mg 429mg 4%
Phosphorus 100mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.16mg 0.2mg 3%
Calcium 45mg 14mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.12mg 2%
Sodium 40mg 4mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 17mg 1%
Protein 2.6g 2g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Calories 74kcal 73kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.01g 0%
Carbs 17.23g 17.44g 0%
Net carbs 12.33g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 9.6g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.377mg 0.397mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 13µg 13µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.02g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.051mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.055mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 17.23 g
Water: 79.1 g
Other: 0.97 g
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more OtherOther +161.9%
~equal in Carbs ~17.44g
~equal in Water ~78.01g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 29% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.02 g
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Lotus root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169250/nutrients
  2. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.