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Peppermint vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between peppermint and hominy

  • Hominy contains less vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin C, copper, folate, calcium, fiber, vitamin B2, and potassium than peppermint.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for peppermint is 85% higher.
  • Peppermint has a higher glycemic index than hominy.

Food types used in this article are Peppermint, fresh and Hominy, canned, white.

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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 11% 3% 0.79% 23% 10% 29% 15% 45% 9.1% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6222.2%
Contains more IronIron +719.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +996.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1580%
~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

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 0% 0% 1% 0% 0.75% 1.4% 0.62% 9.2% 1.2% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 1.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5069.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2480%
Contains more FolateFolate +11300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Hominy DV% diff.
Iron 5.08mg 0.62mg 56%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.07mg 48%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 0mg 35%
Copper 0.329mg 0.03mg 33%
Folate 114µg 1µg 28%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Calcium 243mg 10mg 23%
Fiber 8g 2.5g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.006mg 20%
Potassium 569mg 9mg 16%
Magnesium 80mg 16mg 15%
Sodium 31mg 345mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.005mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.033mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.003mg 7%
Phosphorus 73mg 35mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Protein 3.75g 1.48g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.154mg 4%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.05mg 1%
Choline 3.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.123g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.399g 1%
Calories 70kcal 72kcal 0%
Fats 0.94g 0.88g 0%
Carbs 14.89g 14.26g 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 11.76g N/A
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.231g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.076mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.045mg 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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14% 83%
Protein: 1.48 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 14.26 g
Water: 82.53 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +153.4%
Contains more OtherOther +108.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.88g
~equal in Carbs ~14.26g
~equal in Water ~82.53g

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
Hominy
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16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.123 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.231 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.399 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%

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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. Hominy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169701/nutrients

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

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