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Okra vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are okra and sweet and sour different?

  • Okra is higher than sweet and sour in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Okra covers your daily need for vitamin K, 26% more than sweet and sour.
  • Okra contains 72 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. Okra contains 716IU of vitamin A, while sweet, and sour contains 10IU.
  • Okra is lower in sodium.

Okra, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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.
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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +612.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +720%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202%
Contains more IronIron +195.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +38%
Contains more ZincZinc +544.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +771.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
~equal in Manganese ~0.761mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +164.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +434.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +305.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15550%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more CholineCholine +412.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin K 31.3µg 0.2µg 26%
Vitamin C 23mg 8.7mg 16%
Sodium 7mg 371mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.048mg 13%
Folate 60µg 8µg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0.1g 12%
Magnesium 57mg 8mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.053mg 12%
Carbs 7.45g 38.22g 10%
Phosphorus 61mg 7mg 8%
Calcium 82mg 10mg 7%
Calories 33kcal 150kcal 6%
Potassium 299mg 99mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.187mg 5%
Iron 0.62mg 0.21mg 5%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin A 36µg 1µg 4%
Copper 0.109mg 0.079mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.093mg 3%
Protein 1.93g 0.27g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.019mg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 2.4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.01mg 2%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Manganese 0.788mg 0.761mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 18.75g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +614.8%
Contains more FatsFats +850%
Contains more WaterWater +48.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +413%
Contains more OtherOther +43.5%

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients
  2. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.