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Peppermint vs. Rutabagas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peppermint and rutabagas different?

  • Peppermint has more vitamin A, iron, manganese, copper, folate, fiber, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, and zinc than rutabagas.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for peppermint is 85% higher.
  • Peppermint contains 12 times more iron than rutabagas. While peppermint contains 5.08mg of iron, rutabagas contain only 0.44mg.

Peppermint, fresh and Rutabagas, raw are the varieties used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +465.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.6%
Contains more IronIron +1054.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +928.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +362.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +797.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.3%

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +27.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +565%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29%
Contains more FolateFolate +442.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Rutabagas DV% diff.
Iron 5.08mg 0.44mg 58%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.131mg 45%
Copper 0.329mg 0.032mg 33%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Folate 114µg 21µg 23%
Fiber 8g 2.3g 23%
Calcium 243mg 43mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.04mg 17%
Magnesium 80mg 20mg 14%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 25mg 8%
Potassium 569mg 305mg 8%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.24mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.7mg 6%
Protein 3.75g 1.08g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.16mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.088g 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Phosphorus 73mg 53mg 3%
Calories 70kcal 37kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.1mg 2%
Fructose 1.61g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Carbs 14.89g 8.62g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.027g 1%
Fats 0.94g 0.16g 1%
Sodium 31mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 6.32g N/A
Sugar 4.46g N/A
Starch 0.4g 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.025g 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
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +247.2%
Contains more FatsFats +487.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.7%
Contains more OtherOther +149.3%
Contains more WaterWater +13.7%

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
19% 18% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +477.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89%

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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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/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.