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Purslane vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are purslane and cardoon different?

  • Purslane is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, cardoon is richer in folate, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for purslane is 26% higher.
  • Purslane contains 11 times more vitamin C than cardoon. While purslane contains 21mg of vitamin C, cardoon contains only 2mg.
  • Purslane has less sodium.

Purslane, raw and Cardoon, 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 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.5%
Contains more IronIron +184.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.4%
~equal in Calcium ~70mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.17mg

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%
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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +838.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane Cardoon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21mg 2mg 21%
Iron 1.99mg 0.7mg 16%
Folate 12µg 68µg 14%
Copper 0.113mg 0.231mg 13%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.338mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.112mg 0.03mg 6%
Magnesium 68mg 42mg 6%
Sodium 45mg 170mg 5%
Potassium 494mg 400mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.116mg 3%
Protein 2.03g 0.7g 3%
Phosphorus 44mg 23mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Manganese 0.303mg 0.256mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 65mg 70mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.3mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Calories 20kcal 17kcal 0%
Fats 0.36g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 3.39g 4.07g 0%
Net carbs 3.39g 2.47g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.041g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +190%
Contains more FatsFats +260%
Contains more OtherOther +20.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.1%
~equal in Water ~94g

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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. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/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.