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Garden rhubarb vs. Broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garden rhubarb and broccoli?

  • Broccoli is richer than garden rhubarb in vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Broccoli's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 90% more.
  • Garden rhubarb has 2 times more calcium than broccoli. While garden rhubarb has 86mg of calcium, broccoli has only 47mg.
  • The glycemic index of garden rhubarb is lower.

We used Rhubarb, raw and Broccoli, 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more IronIron +231.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +310%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +371.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.3%
~equal in Potassium ~316mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.21mg

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%
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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1015%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +520%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +574.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +629.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +246.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +206.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8mg 89.2mg 90%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 101.6µg 60%
Folate 7µg 63µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.175mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.573mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.117mg 7%
Phosphorus 14mg 66mg 7%
Iron 0.22mg 0.73mg 6%
Protein 0.9g 2.82g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.071mg 4%
Calcium 86mg 47mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 2.6g 3%
Copper 0.021mg 0.049mg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.41mg 3%
Vitamin A 5µg 31µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.78mg 3%
Selenium 1.1µg 2.5µg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.639mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 18.7mg 2%
Calories 21kcal 34kcal 1%
Manganese 0.196mg 0.21mg 1%
Carbs 4.54g 6.64g 1%
Sodium 4mg 33mg 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Potassium 288mg 316mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 2.74g 4.04g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 1.7g N/A
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 0.038g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 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
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +213.3%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.3%
Contains more OtherOther +16%
~equal in Water ~89.3g

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
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +254.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +160.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.4%

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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.