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Okra vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between okra and tomato sauce

  • Okra is higher in manganese, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B1, folate, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, and calcium, yet tomato sauce is higher in vitamin E.
  • Okra covers your daily manganese needs 29% more than tomato sauce.
  • Okra contains 11 times more vitamin K than tomato sauce. While okra contains 31.3µg of vitamin K, tomato sauce contains only 2.8µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Okra, raw and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +485.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +163.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +597.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +54.8%
~equal in Potassium ~297mg
~equal in Copper ~0.115mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1017.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.065mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.991mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Manganese 0.788mg 0.113mg 29%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 2.8µg 24%
Vitamin C 23mg 7mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.024mg 15%
Folate 60µg 9µg 13%
Magnesium 57mg 15mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.098mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 1.44mg 8%
Calcium 82mg 14mg 7%
Fiber 3.2g 1.5g 7%
Phosphorus 61mg 27mg 5%
Iron 0.62mg 0.96mg 4%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.22mg 3%
Vitamin A 36µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.309mg 1%
Protein 1.93g 1.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.121g 1%
Fructose 0.57g 1.67g 1%
Carbs 7.45g 5.31g 1%
Copper 0.109mg 0.115mg 1%
Calories 33kcal 24kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 3.81g N/A
Potassium 299mg 297mg 0%
Sugar 1.48g 3.56g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 7mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.065mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.991mg 0%
Choline 12.3mg 9.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.02mg 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% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.3%
Contains more FatsFats +57.9%
Contains more OtherOther +124.7%
~equal in Water ~91.28g

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
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +158.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +348.1%

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
2% 51% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.82 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +757.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +468.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +193%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients

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

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