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Purslane vs. Mustard Greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are purslane and mustard Greens different?

  • Purslane is richer in iron, magnesium, and potassium, while mustard Greens is higher in vitamin A and calcium.
  • Mustard Greens covers your daily need for vitamin A, 221% more than purslane.
  • Purslane contains 32 times more choline than mustard Greens. Purslane contains 12.8mg of choline, while mustard Greens contains 0.4mg.

Purslane, raw and Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were 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 9.3% 35% 14% 33% 49% 6% 18% 1.2% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +423.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +204.9%
Contains more IronIron +128.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Phosphorus ~42mg

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 84% 206% 36% 0% 10% 15% 8.1% 7.2% 23% 0% 1482% 6.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +3100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.433mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane Mustard Greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 592.7µg 494%
Vitamin A 618µg 69%
Iron 1.99mg 0.87mg 14%
Manganese 0.303mg 13%
Magnesium 68mg 13mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.78mg 12%
Potassium 494mg 162mg 10%
Fiber 2g 8%
Vitamin C 21mg 25.3mg 5%
Calcium 65mg 118mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.112mg 0.063mg 4%
Copper 0.113mg 0.146mg 4%
Sodium 45mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.098mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.12mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 0.4mg 2%
Protein 2.03g 2.56g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.041mg 1%
Folate 12µg 9µg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Calories 20kcal 26kcal 0%
Fats 0.36g 0.47g 0%
Carbs 3.39g 4.51g 0%
Net carbs 3.39g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 1.41g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.22mg 0%
Phosphorus 44mg 42mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.433mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.11g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.046g 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
3% 5% 92%
Protein: 2.56 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 91.78 g
Other: 0.68 g
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.1%
Contains more FatsFats +30.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33%
~equal in Water ~91.78g

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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. Mustard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169257/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.