Peruvian groundcherry vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between Peruvian groundcherry and shallot
- Peruvian groundcherry is higher than shallot in vitamin B3 and vitamin A.
- Peruvian groundcherry covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 16% more than shallot.
- Peruvian groundcherry contains 180 times more vitamin A than shallot. While Peruvian groundcherry contains 720IU of vitamin A, shallot contains only 4IU.
Food varieties used in this article are Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw and Shallots, 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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +311.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +20% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +50% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +37.5% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +83.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1300% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B6 | 0.345mg | 27% | |
Vitamin B3 | 2.8mg | 0.2mg | 16% |
Fiber | 3.2g | 13% | |
Manganese | 0.292mg | 13% | |
Potassium | 334mg | 10% | |
Copper | 0.088mg | 10% | |
Folate | 34µg | 9% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.29mg | 6% | |
Magnesium | 21mg | 5% | |
Vitamin A | 36µg | 0µg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.4mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.11mg | 0.06mg | 4% |
Iron | 1mg | 1.2mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 40mg | 60mg | 3% |
Calcium | 9mg | 37mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 11mg | 8mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.02mg | 2% |
Carbs | 11.2g | 16.8g | 2% |
Choline | 11.3mg | 2% | |
Selenium | 1.2µg | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 0.8µg | 1% | |
Calories | 53kcal | 72kcal | 1% |
Protein | 1.9g | 2.5g | 1% |
Sodium | 12mg | 1% | |
Fats | 0.7g | 0.1g | 1% |
Net carbs | 11.2g | 13.6g | N/A |
Sugar | 7.87g | N/A | |
Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.017g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.014g | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.039g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.028mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.098mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.106mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.149mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.125mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.081mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.11mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.043mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.9 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
11.2 g
Water:
85.4 g
Other:
0.8 g
Protein:
2.5 g
Fats:
0.1 g
Carbs:
16.8 g
Water:
79.8 g
Other:
0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats | +600% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +31.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +50% |
~equal in
Water
~79.8g
~equal in
Other
~0.8g