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Radish vs. Nopales — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between radish and nopales

  • Radish has more vitamin C and folate; however, nopales have more manganese, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin A.
  • Nopales' daily need coverage for manganese is 17% more.
  • Radish has 8 times more folate than nopales. Radish has 25µg of folate, while nopales have 3µg.
  • Radish has a higher glycemic index than nopales.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Radishes, raw and Nopales, raw.

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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.
Radish
Radish
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +12%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +420%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +556%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.3%
Contains more IronIron +73.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +562.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.052mg

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.
Radish
Radish
2
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
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 31% 7.7% 0% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +59.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +307.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.012mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.167mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Radish Nopales DV% diff.
Manganese 0.069mg 0.457mg 17%
Calcium 25mg 164mg 14%
Magnesium 10mg 52mg 10%
Folate 25µg 3µg 6%
Vitamin C 14.8mg 9.3mg 6%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 5.3µg 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.59mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 23µg 3%
Fiber 1.6g 2.2g 2%
Fructose 0.71g 1%
Sodium 39mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 0.41mg 1%
Potassium 233mg 257mg 1%
Protein 0.68g 1.32g 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 16mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 16kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 1.8g 1.13g N/A
Carbs 3.4g 3.33g 0%
Sugar 1.86g 1.15g N/A
Copper 0.05mg 0.052mg 0%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.25mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.012mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0.167mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.07mg 0%
Choline 6.5mg 7.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.018g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.023mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.02mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.059mg 0%
Histidine 0.013mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Radish
Radish
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.1%
Contains more OtherOther +107.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.09g
~equal in Carbs ~3.33g
~equal in Water ~94.12g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Radish
Radish
0
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.018g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.05g

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/nutrients
  2. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/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.