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Radish seeds vs. Alfalfa seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between radish seeds and alfalfa seeds?

  • Radish seeds are richer than alfalfa seeds in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Radish seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 23% more.
  • Radish seeds have 8 times more vitamin B6 than alfalfa seeds. While radish seeds have 0.285mg of vitamin B6, alfalfa seeds have only 0.034mg.

We used Radish seeds, sprouted, raw and Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw types 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 31% 15% 7.6% 32% 40% 15% 48% 0.78% 34% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 9.6% 7% 36% 52% 25% 30% 0.78% 25% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.3%
Contains more IronIron +11.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.3%
~equal in Potassium ~79mg
~equal in Sodium ~6mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 96% 6.7% 0% 0% 26% 24% 53% 44% 66% 0% 0% 71% 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 27% 2.7% 0.4% 0% 19% 29% 9% 34% 7.8% 0% 76% 27% 7.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +252.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +493.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +738.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +163.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Radish seeds Alfalfa seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin K 30.5µg 25%
Vitamin C 28.9mg 8.2mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.285mg 0.034mg 19%
Folate 95µg 36µg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.853mg 0.481mg 15%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Phosphorus 113mg 70mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.141g 0.409g 5%
Copper 0.12mg 0.157mg 4%
Magnesium 44mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.733mg 0.563mg 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.92mg 3%
Manganese 0.26mg 0.188mg 3%
Choline 14.4mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.767g 0.069g 3%
Fats 2.53g 0.69g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.102mg 0.076mg 2%
Calcium 51mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.126mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.419g 0.056g 1%
Calories 43kcal 23kcal 1%
Iron 0.86mg 0.96mg 1%
Vitamin A 20µg 8µg 1%
Carbs 3.6g 2.1g 1%
Protein 3.81g 3.99g 0%
Net carbs 3.6g 0.2g N/A
Potassium 86mg 79mg 0%
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Sodium 6mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.143mg 0%
Leucine 0.267mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.81 g
Fats: 2.53 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0 g
4% 2% 93%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 2.1 g
Water: 92.82 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +266.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.4%
~equal in Protein ~3.99g
~equal in Water ~92.82g
~equal in Other ~0.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.767 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.419 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.141 g
13% 10% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.409 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +648.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +179%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91%

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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. Radish seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170095/nutrients
  2. Alfalfa seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168384/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.