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Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and daikon?

  • Daikon has less vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B1, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin C, and fiber than lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt.
  • Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 13% higher.
  • Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt has 13 times more sodium than daikon. Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt has 281mg of sodium, while daikon has 21mg.

We used Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and Radishes, oriental, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.8% 32% 34% 72% 9% 33% 37% 29% 3.3%
Daikon
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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% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.9%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +239.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +478.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Calcium ~27mg

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 91% 0% 0% 0% 32% 2.3% 5.6% 18% 50% 0% 0% 6% 14%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +535%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +247.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.046mg 13%
Copper 0.217mg 0.115mg 11%
Sodium 281mg 21mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 0.02mg 9%
Phosphorus 78mg 23mg 8%
Manganese 0.22mg 0.038mg 8%
Iron 0.9mg 0.4mg 6%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 22mg 6%
Fiber 3.1g 1.6g 6%
Folate 8µg 28µg 5%
Carbs 16.02g 4.1g 4%
Potassium 363mg 227mg 4%
Choline 25.4mg 7.3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.302mg 0.138mg 3%
Calories 66kcal 18kcal 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.15mg 2%
Protein 1.58g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.02mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 16mg 1%
Fats 0.07g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 12.92g 2.5g N/A
Calcium 26mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.031mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.042mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.028mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.034mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 81%
Protein: 1.58 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 16.02 g
Water: 81.42 g
Other: 0.91 g
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +163.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +290.7%
Contains more OtherOther +56.9%
Contains more FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more WaterWater +16.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 29% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +221.4%

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, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168536/nutrients
  2. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/nutrients

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

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