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Peppermint vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peppermint and cardoon?

  • Cardoon has less vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B2, calcium, folate, copper, and magnesium than peppermint.
  • Peppermint's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 85% higher.
  • Peppermint has 16 times more vitamin C than cardoon. Peppermint has 31.8mg of vitamin C, while cardoon has 2mg.

We used Peppermint, fresh and Cardoon, raw types in this comparison.

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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 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +247.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.3%
Contains more IronIron +625.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +552.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +217.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +359.4%

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1490%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +786.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +468.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +67.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.338mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Cardoon DV% diff.
Iron 5.08mg 0.7mg 55%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.256mg 40%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 2mg 33%
Fiber 8g 1.6g 26%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.03mg 18%
Calcium 243mg 70mg 17%
Folate 114µg 68µg 12%
Copper 0.329mg 0.231mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.3mg 9%
Magnesium 80mg 42mg 9%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.17mg 9%
Phosphorus 73mg 23mg 7%
Protein 3.75g 0.7g 6%
Sodium 31mg 170mg 6%
Potassium 569mg 400mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.02mg 5%
Carbs 14.89g 4.07g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.041g 3%
Calories 70kcal 17kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.116mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.011g 1%
Fats 0.94g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 2.47g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.338mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.018g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +435.7%
Contains more FatsFats +840%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +265.8%
Contains more OtherOther +56.6%
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%

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
16% 26% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1139%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/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.