Nopales vs. Celtuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are nopales and celtuce different?
- Nopales are richer in calcium and magnesium, while celtuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and manganese.
- Celtuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 61% more than nopales.
- Nopales contain 4 times more calcium than celtuce. Nopales contain 164mg of calcium, while celtuce contains 39mg.
Nopales, raw and Celtuce, raw types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +85.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +320.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +30% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +28.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +143.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -47.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +50.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +28.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +40% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +109.7% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +660.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +358.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +70.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +34.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1433.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin A | 23µg | 175µg | 17% |
Calcium | 164mg | 39mg | 13% |
Vitamin C | 9.3mg | 19.5mg | 11% |
Folate | 3µg | 46µg | 11% |
Manganese | 0.457mg | 0.688mg | 10% |
Magnesium | 52mg | 28mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.012mg | 0.055mg | 4% |
Vitamin K | 5.3µg | 4% | |
Phosphorus | 16mg | 39mg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 0.05mg | 2% |
Fiber | 2.2g | 1.7g | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.041mg | 0.07mg | 2% |
Potassium | 257mg | 330mg | 2% |
Choline | 7.3mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.41mg | 0.55mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.052mg | 0.04mg | 1% |
Protein | 1.32g | 0.85g | 1% |
Calories | 16kcal | 18kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.09g | 0.3g | 0% |
Carbs | 3.33g | 3.65g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.13g | 1.95g | N/A |
Iron | 0.59mg | 0.55mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.15g | N/A | |
Zinc | 0.25mg | 0.27mg | 0% |
Sodium | 21mg | 11mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.9µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.167mg | 0.183mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.016g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.018g | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.05g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.04mg | 0.039mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.049mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.077mg | 0.052mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.059mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.015mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.049mg | 0.036mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.059mg | 0.046mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.025mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +55.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +62.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +233.3% |
~equal in
Carbs
~3.65g
~equal in
Water
~94.5g