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Peppermint vs. Brussels sprouts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between peppermint and Brussels sprouts

  • Peppermint has more vitamin A, iron, manganese, copper, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B2, and folate; however, Brussels sprouts have more vitamin C.
  • Peppermint's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 70% more.
  • Peppermint has 6 times more calcium than Brussels sprouts. Peppermint has 243mg of calcium, while Brussels sprouts have 42mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppermint, fresh and Brussels sprouts, 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +247.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +478.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.3%
Contains more IronIron +262.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +370%
Contains more ZincZinc +164.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +249%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~69mg

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%
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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +457.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +195.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +129%
Contains more FolateFolate +86.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +167.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +69.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.309mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Brussels sprouts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 153g 1017%
Vitamin K 177µg 148%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 85mg 59%
Iron 5.08mg 1.4mg 46%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.337mg 36%
Copper 0.329mg 0.07mg 29%
Calcium 243mg 42mg 20%
Vitamin A 212µg 38µg 19%
Fiber 8g 3.8g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.09mg 14%
Magnesium 80mg 23mg 14%
Folate 114µg 61µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.219mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.745mg 6%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.42mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Potassium 569mg 389mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.139mg 5%
Choline 19.1mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 3%
Carbs 14.89g 8.95g 2%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.062g 1%
Calories 70kcal 43kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.309mg 1%
Fats 0.94g 0.3g 1%
Protein 3.75g 3.38g 1%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Phosphorus 73mg 69mg 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 5.15g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Sodium 31mg 25mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.076mg 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
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +213.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.4%
Contains more OtherOther +29.2%
~equal in Protein ~3.38g
~equal in Water ~86g

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
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30018.1%

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/nutrients

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

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