Nutmeg vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between nutmeg and garlic
- Nutmeg has more copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, folate, and iron; however, garlic is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and selenium.
- Nutmeg covers your daily saturated fat needs 129% more than garlic.
- Garlic has 25 times less folate than nutmeg. Nutmeg has 76µg of folate, while garlic has 3µg.
- Garlic contains less saturated fat.
- Garlic has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of garlic is 30, while the glycemic index of nutmeg is 0.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, nutmeg, ground and Garlic, 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +632% |
| Contains more IronIron | +78.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +243.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +85.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +39.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +73.4% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +14.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +787.5% |
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 AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +73% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +85.6% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +2433.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +940% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +93% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +671.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +163.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 25.94g | 0.089g | 118% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.16mg | 1.235mg | 83% |
| Copper | 1.027mg | 0.299mg | 81% |
| Fiber | 20.8g | 2.1g | 75% |
| Fats | 36.31g | 0.5g | 55% |
| Manganese | 2.9mg | 1.672mg | 53% |
| Magnesium | 183mg | 25mg | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 31.2mg | 31% |
| Selenium | 1.6µg | 14.2µg | 23% |
| Calories | 525kcal | 149kcal | 19% |
| Folate | 76µg | 3µg | 18% |
| Iron | 3.04mg | 1.7mg | 17% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.596mg | 12% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.346mg | 0.2mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 213mg | 153mg | 9% |
| Zinc | 2.15mg | 1.16mg | 9% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 3.22g | 0.011g | 8% |
| Carbs | 49.29g | 33.06g | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.057mg | 0.11mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.299mg | 0.7mg | 4% |
| Choline | 8.8mg | 23.2mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 350mg | 401mg | 2% |
| Protein | 5.84g | 6.36g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.08mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 5µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.35g | 0.249g | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 1.7µg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 28.49g | 30.96g | N/A |
| Calcium | 184mg | 181mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 2.99g | 1g | N/A |
| Sodium | 16mg | 17mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.066mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.157mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.217mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.308mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.273mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.076mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.183mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.291mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.113mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +7162% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +49.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +55.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +840.3% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +29172.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +40.6% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.7% |
