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Purslane vs. Corn grain — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between purslane and corn grain

  • Purslane has more vitamin C and vitamin A, while corn grain has more vitamin B6, vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Corn grain's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 42% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Purslane, raw and Corn grain, yellow.

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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 91% 2.1% 25% 102% 105% 60% 90% 4.6% 63% 85%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +828.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.8%
Contains more IronIron +36.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +377.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1622.2%

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 0% 3.7% 9.8% 0% 96% 46% 68% 25% 144% 0% 0.75% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +719.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +655.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1077.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +752.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane Corn grain DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.622mg 42%
Fiber 7.3g 29%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.385mg 28%
Selenium 0.9µg 15.5µg 27%
Carbs 3.39g 74.26g 24%
Phosphorus 44mg 210mg 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Copper 0.113mg 0.314mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 3.627mg 20%
Zinc 0.17mg 2.21mg 19%
Calories 20kcal 365kcal 17%
Protein 2.03g 9.42g 15%
Magnesium 68mg 127mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.163g 14%
Iron 1.99mg 2.71mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.424mg 8%
Manganese 0.303mg 0.485mg 8%
Fats 0.36g 4.74g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.112mg 0.201mg 7%
Potassium 494mg 287mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 7mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.667g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.251g 3%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 3%
Folate 12µg 19µg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Vitamin A 11µg 1%
Net carbs 3.39g 66.96g N/A
Sugar 0.64g N/A
Sodium 45mg 35mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.337mg 0%
Leucine 1.155mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.197mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.463mg 0%
Valine 0.477mg 0%
Histidine 0.287mg 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
9% 5% 74% 10%
Protein: 9.42 g
Fats: 4.74 g
Carbs: 74.26 g
Water: 10.37 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more WaterWater +795.5%
Contains more OtherOther +12.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +364%
Contains more FatsFats +1216.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2090.6%

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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. Corn grain - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170288/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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