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Garden rhubarb vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between garden rhubarb and apples

  • The amount of vitamin K, calcium, manganese, and potassium in garden rhubarb is higher than in apples.
  • Garden rhubarb covers your daily vitamin K needs 23% more than apples.
  • Apples have 14 times less calcium than garden rhubarb. Garden rhubarb has 86mg of calcium, while apples have 6mg.
  • Garden rhubarb contains less sugar.
  • Apples have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of apples is 36, while the glycemic index of garden rhubarb is 13.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Rhubarb, raw and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.2%
Contains more IronIron +83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +460%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1231.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Apple DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 2.2µg 23%
Calcium 86mg 6mg 8%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Manganese 0.196mg 0.035mg 7%
Potassium 288mg 107mg 5%
Vitamin C 8mg 4.6mg 4%
Carbs 4.54g 13.81g 3%
Fiber 1.8g 2.4g 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 0µg 2%
Calories 21kcal 52kcal 2%
Magnesium 12mg 5mg 2%
Protein 0.9g 0.26g 1%
Copper 0.021mg 0.027mg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.04mg 1%
Folate 7µg 3µg 1%
Iron 0.22mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.091mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.18mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 2.74g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Phosphorus 14mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.017mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.026mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.061mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 3.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Apple
Apple
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +246.2%
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more OtherOther +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.2%
~equal in Water ~85.56g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Apple
Apple
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +457.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.2%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.