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Rutabagas vs. Spinach raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rutabagas and spinach raw

  • Rutabagas have less vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin B2, copper, and potassium.
  • Spinach raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 402% more.
  • Rutabagas have a higher glycemic index than spinach raw.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rutabagas, raw and Spinach, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +295%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83%
Contains more IronIron +515.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +306.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +584.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~49mg

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +146.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +576.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +372.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +160866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +823.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.724mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Spinach raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.3µg 482.9µg 402%
Vitamin A 0µg 469µg 52%
Folate 21µg 194µg 43%
Manganese 0.131mg 0.897mg 33%
Iron 0.44mg 2.71mg 28%
Magnesium 20mg 79mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2.03mg 12%
Copper 0.032mg 0.13mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.189mg 11%
Potassium 305mg 558mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.195mg 7%
Calcium 43mg 99mg 6%
Protein 1.08g 2.86g 4%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.53mg 3%
Sodium 12mg 79mg 3%
Vitamin C 25mg 28.1mg 3%
Carbs 8.62g 3.63g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 0.065mg 2%
Fructose 1.61g 0.15g 2%
Choline 14.1mg 19.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.165g 1%
Calories 37kcal 23kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.078mg 1%
Phosphorus 53mg 49mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 6.32g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 4.46g 0.42g N/A
Fiber 2.3g 2.2g 0%
Starch 0.4g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.724mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 g
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +137.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +164.8%
Contains more FatsFats +143.8%
Contains more OtherOther +142.3%
~equal in Water ~91.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 18% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 47% 33%
Starch: 0.4 g
Sucrose: 0.53 g
Glucose: 2.3 g
Fructose: 1.61 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.02 g
Galactose: 0 g
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +657.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1990.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +973.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/nutrients
  2. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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