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Marrow-stem Kale vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between marrow-stem Kale and borage

  • Marrow-stem Kale has more folate, vitamin A, calcium, manganese, and vitamin B6; however, borage has more iron, copper, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for borage is 35% higher.
  • Borage has 10 times less folate than marrow-stem Kale. Marrow-stem Kale has 129µg of folate, while borage has 13µg.

Food types used in this article are Collards, raw and Borage, 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 19% 70% 19% 18% 15% 5.7% 11% 2.2% 86% 7.1%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +149.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.7%
Contains more IronIron +602.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112%
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 118% 84% 45% 0% 14% 30% 14% 16% 38% 0% 1093% 97% 13%
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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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +551.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +892.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~35mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marrow-stem Kale Borage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 437.1µg 364%
Iron 0.47mg 3.3mg 35%
Folate 129µg 13µg 29%
Fiber 4g 16%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 15%
Calcium 232mg 93mg 14%
Manganese 0.658mg 0.349mg 13%
Copper 0.046mg 0.13mg 9%
Potassium 213mg 470mg 8%
Magnesium 27mg 52mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.084mg 6%
Vitamin A 251µg 210µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.267mg 0.041mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Phosphorus 25mg 53mg 4%
Sodium 17mg 80mg 3%
Protein 3.02g 1.8g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.15mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.055g 0.17g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.201g 0.109g 1%
Calories 32kcal 21kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.742mg 0.9mg 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 5.42g 3.06g 1%
Fats 0.61g 0.7g 0%
Vitamin C 35.3mg 35mg 0%
Net carbs 1.42g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 0.46g N/A
Zinc 0.21mg 0.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.211g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.1mg 0%
Leucine 0.151mg 0%
Lysine 0.117mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.087mg 0%
Valine 0.12mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 0.61 g
Carbs: 5.42 g
Water: 89.62 g
Other: 1.33 g
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2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.1%
Contains more FatsFats +14.8%
~equal in Water ~93g
~equal in Other ~1.44g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.055 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.201 g
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35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +603.3%

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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. Marrow-stem Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170406/nutrients
  2. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/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.