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Pomegranate vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pomegranate and asparagus?

  • Pomegranate is higher in fiber and vitamin C, yet asparagus is higher in iron, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for iron is 23% more.
  • Pomegranate has 2 times more fiber than asparagus. While pomegranate has 4g of fiber, asparagus has only 2.1g.

We used Pomegranates, raw and Asparagus, raw types 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 8.6% 3% 21% 11% 53% 9.5% 15% 0.39% 16% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more IronIron +613.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +360%

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 34% 0% 12% 0% 17% 12% 5.5% 23% 17% 0% 41% 29% 4.1%
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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +82.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +113.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +233.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +153.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +110.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pomegranate Asparagus DV% diff.
Iron 0.3mg 2.14mg 23%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 41.6µg 21%
Fiber 4g 2.1g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.053mg 0.141mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.143mg 6%
Vitamin C 10.2mg 5.6mg 5%
Carbs 18.7g 3.88g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 38µg 4%
Folate 38µg 52µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.293mg 0.978mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 1.13mg 4%
Selenium 0.5µg 2.3µg 3%
Calories 83kcal 20kcal 3%
Copper 0.158mg 0.189mg 3%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.377mg 0.274mg 2%
Phosphorus 36mg 52mg 2%
Fats 1.17g 0.12g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 16mg 2%
Manganese 0.119mg 0.158mg 2%
Potassium 236mg 202mg 1%
Protein 1.67g 2.2g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.091mg 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Calcium 10mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 14.7g 1.78g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 13.67g 1.88g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.12g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.093g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 19% 78%
Protein: 1.67 g
Fats: 1.17 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 77.93 g
Other: 0.53 g
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +875%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +382%
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.7%
Contains more WaterWater +19.6%
~equal in Other ~0.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 32% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.12 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.093 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.7%

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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. Pomegranate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169134/nutrients
  2. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/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.