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Nopales vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are nopales and garlic different?

  • Nopales are richer in vitamin A, while garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, copper, selenium, vitamin C, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 90% more than nopales.
  • Nopales contain 51 times more vitamin A than garlic. Nopales contain 457 IU of vitamin A, while garlic contains 9 IU.
  • Garlic has a higher glycemic index (30) than nopales (7).

Nopales, raw and Garlic, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
Garlic
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56%
Contains more IronIron +188.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +475%
Contains more ZincZinc +364%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +856.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +265.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1928.6%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 31% 0% 7.7% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3%
Garlic
Garlic
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +211.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +235.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +256.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1664.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nopales Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 1.235mg 90%
Manganese 0.457mg 1.672mg 53%
Copper 0.052mg 0.299mg 27%
Selenium 0.7µg 14.2µg 25%
Vitamin C 9.3mg 31.2mg 24%
Phosphorus 16mg 153mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.2mg 16%
Iron 0.59mg 1.7mg 14%
Protein 1.32g 6.36g 10%
Carbs 3.33g 33.06g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.167mg 0.596mg 9%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.16mg 8%
Calories 16kcal 149kcal 7%
Magnesium 52mg 25mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.11mg 5%
Potassium 257mg 401mg 4%
Vitamin A 23µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 1.7µg 3%
Choline 7.3mg 23.2mg 3%
Calcium 164mg 181mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.41mg 0.7mg 2%
Fats 0.09g 0.5g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.249g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.3g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 121kcal 234kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 625g 67g N/A
Net carbs 1.13g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 1.15g 1g N/A
Fiber 2.2g 2.1g 0%
Sodium 21mg 17mg 0%
Folate 3µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.059mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +60.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +381.8%
Contains more FatsFats +455.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +892.8%
Contains more OtherOther +31.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Garlic
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +398%

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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. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/nutrients
  2. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.