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Purslane vs. Bulgur — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between purslane and bulgur

  • Purslane has more vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, bulgur is richer in manganese and vitamin B5.
  • Purslane covers your daily vitamin A needs 26% more than bulgur.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Purslane, raw and Bulgur, cooked.

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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 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
Bulgur
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 3% 6% 36% 25% 16% 17% 0.65% 79% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +626.5%
Contains more IronIron +107.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +235.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101%
~equal in Phosphorus ~40mg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
Bulgur
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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% 0.2% 0% 14% 6.5% 19% 21% 19% 0% 1.3% 14% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +85.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +855.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane Bulgur DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Fiber 4.5g 18%
Manganese 0.303mg 0.609mg 13%
Potassium 494mg 68mg 13%
Iron 1.99mg 0.96mg 13%
Magnesium 68mg 32mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.344mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.112mg 0.028mg 6%
Carbs 3.39g 18.58g 5%
Copper 0.113mg 0.075mg 4%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.57mg 4%
Calories 20kcal 83kcal 3%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 1mg 3%
Folate 12µg 18µg 2%
Sodium 45mg 5mg 2%
Protein 2.03g 3.08g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.083mg 1%
Choline 12.8mg 6.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.098g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.057mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Phosphorus 44mg 40mg 1%
Fats 0.36g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 3.39g 14.08g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.089mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.208mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 g
Bulgur
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3% 19% 78%
Protein: 3.08 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 18.58 g
Water: 77.76 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +19.4%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +448.1%

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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. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/nutrients
  2. Bulgur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170287/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.