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Rye vs. Spinach raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rye and spinach raw different?

  • Rye is higher in manganese, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B5, copper, and selenium; however, spinach raw is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 398% higher.
  • Rye contains 22 times more vitamin B5 than spinach raw. While rye contains 1.456mg of vitamin B5, spinach raw contains only 0.065mg.

Rye grain and Spinach, raw are the varieties used 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.
Rye
Rye
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +577.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +187.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1290%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
~equal in Potassium ~558mg
~equal in Iron ~2.71mg

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.
Rye
Rye
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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 0% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
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 +305.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +489.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +46800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8084.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +410.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rye Spinach raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 5.9µg 482.9µg 398%
Manganese 2.577mg 0.897mg 73%
Vitamin A 1µg 469µg 52%
Fiber 15.1g 2.2g 52%
Phosphorus 332mg 49mg 40%
Folate 38µg 194µg 39%
Vitamin C 0mg 28.1mg 31%
Vitamin B5 1.456mg 0.065mg 28%
Copper 0.367mg 0.13mg 26%
Carbs 75.86g 3.63g 24%
Selenium 13.9µg 1µg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.27mg 0.724mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.316mg 0.078mg 20%
Zinc 2.65mg 0.53mg 19%
Calories 338kcal 23kcal 16%
Protein 10.34g 2.86g 15%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 2.03mg 8%
Calcium 24mg 99mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.294mg 0.195mg 8%
Magnesium 110mg 79mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.189mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.767g 0.165g 4%
Sodium 2mg 79mg 3%
Fats 1.63g 0.39g 2%
Choline 30.4mg 19.3mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.063g 1%
Potassium 510mg 558mg 1%
Iron 2.63mg 2.71mg 1%
Net carbs 60.76g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 0.98g 0.42g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.208g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.208mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.286mg 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.153mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.435mg 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.317mg 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.189mg 0.064mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0.15g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
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10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 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 ProteinProtein +261.5%
Contains more FatsFats +317.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1989.8%
Contains more WaterWater +762.3%
~equal in Other ~1.72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
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17% 18% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.208 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.767 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1980%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +364.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
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72% 16% 11%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 0.16 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 SucroseSucrose +914.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +45.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +36.4%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/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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