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Peppermint vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peppermint and borage?

  • Peppermint is richer than borage in manganese, folate, iron, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Peppermint's daily need coverage for manganese is 36% more.
  • Peppermint has 9 times more folate than borage. While peppermint has 114µg of folate, borage has only 13µg.

We used Peppermint, fresh and Borage, raw types 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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.1%
Contains more IronIron +53.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +455%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +237%

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 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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +89.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +724.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +776.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~210µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Borage DV% diff.
Manganese 1.176mg 0.349mg 36%
Fiber 8g 32%
Folate 114µg 13µg 25%
Iron 5.08mg 3.3mg 22%
Copper 0.329mg 0.13mg 22%
Calcium 243mg 93mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.15mg 9%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.2mg 8%
Magnesium 80mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.041mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.9mg 5%
Protein 3.75g 1.8g 4%
Carbs 14.89g 3.06g 4%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 35mg 4%
Potassium 569mg 470mg 3%
Phosphorus 73mg 53mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.084mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.109g 3%
Calories 70kcal 21kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.06mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Sodium 31mg 80mg 2%
Fats 0.94g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 3.06g N/A
Vitamin A 212µg 210µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.17g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.211g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
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2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.3%
Contains more FatsFats +34.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +386.6%
Contains more OtherOther +22.9%
Contains more WaterWater +18.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
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35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +366.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +539.4%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/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.