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Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt vs. Spinach raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and spinach raw?

  • Spinach raw has more vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2 than purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt.
  • Spinach raw's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 150% higher.
  • Spinach raw has 4 times less sodium than purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt. Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt has 280mg of sodium, while spinach raw has 79mg.

We used Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and Spinach, 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 48% 23% 43% 29% 38% 4.6% 16% 37% 40% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.3%
Contains more IronIron +251.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +14%
Contains more ZincZinc +211.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +192.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%

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 35% 31% 0% 0% 7.8% 21% 8.6% 2.2% 16% 0% 0% 6.8% 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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +167.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +404.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +178.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2055.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Spinach raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 402%
Folate 9µg 194µg 46%
Vitamin A 93µg 469µg 42%
Manganese 0.307mg 0.897mg 26%
Iron 0.77mg 2.71mg 24%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 28.1mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.195mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Sodium 280mg 79mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.189mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.078mg 4%
Choline 19.3mg 4%
Magnesium 67mg 79mg 3%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.53mg 3%
Protein 1.49g 2.86g 3%
Copper 0.114mg 0.13mg 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 49mg 2%
Potassium 488mg 558mg 2%
Calcium 78mg 99mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.724mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.065mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 1%
Calories 18kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.39g 0%
Carbs 3.55g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 3.55g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 0.42g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.053mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.091mg 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.058mg 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.064mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 1.49 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 93.52 g
Other: 1.25 g
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.9%
Contains more FatsFats +105.3%
Contains more OtherOther +37.6%
~equal in Carbs ~3.63g
~equal in Water ~91.4g

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. Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170121/nutrients
  2. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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.