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Okra vs. Pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between okra and pea raw

  • Okra has more manganese, magnesium, and calcium; however, pea raw has more vitamin C, iron, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Pea raw's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% more.
  • Okra has 3 times more calcium than pea raw. Okra has 82mg of calcium, while pea raw has 25mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Okra, raw and Peas, green, 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.
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 7.5% 22% 55% 59% 34% 46% 0.65% 53% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +228%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +92.2%
Contains more IronIron +137.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +77%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +157.1%

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.
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
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 133% 13% 2.6% 0% 67% 30% 39% 6.2% 39% 0% 62% 49% 15%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~38µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~65µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Pea raw DV% diff.
Vitamin C 23mg 40mg 19%
Manganese 0.788mg 0.41mg 16%
Iron 0.62mg 1.47mg 11%
Fiber 3.2g 5.7g 10%
Vitamin B3 1mg 2.09mg 7%
Protein 1.93g 5.42g 7%
Phosphorus 61mg 108mg 7%
Copper 0.109mg 0.176mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.132mg 6%
Zinc 0.58mg 1.24mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.266mg 6%
Calcium 82mg 25mg 6%
Magnesium 57mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 24.8µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.169mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.104mg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 28.4mg 3%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.8µg 2%
Calories 33kcal 81kcal 2%
Carbs 7.45g 14.45g 2%
Potassium 299mg 244mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.13mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.187g 1%
Folate 60µg 65µg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 8.75g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 5.67g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 7mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 36µg 38µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.071g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.203mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.323mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.317mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.2mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.107mg 0%
Fructose 0.57g 0.39g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
5% 14% 79%
Protein: 5.42 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 14.45 g
Water: 78.86 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +180.8%
Contains more FatsFats +110.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94%
~equal in Other ~0.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +105.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +592.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
88% 2% 7% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 4.99 g
Glucose: 0.12 g
Fructose: 0.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +166.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +46.2%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +731.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients
  2. Pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170419/nutrients

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

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