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Salsify vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsify and daikon different?

  • Salsify is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, and fiber, while daikon is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Daikon covers your daily need for vitamin C, 19% more than salsify.
  • Salsify contains 9 times more vitamin B2 than daikon. Salsify contains 0.173mg of vitamin B2, while daikon contains 0.02mg.

Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Radishes, oriental, raw types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +74.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +452.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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 15% 0% 3.8% 0% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11% 14%
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +765%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +254.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +378.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +86.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsify Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.6mg 22mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.046mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.173mg 0.02mg 12%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.038mg 7%
Fiber 3.1g 1.6g 6%
Phosphorus 56mg 23mg 5%
Copper 0.07mg 0.115mg 5%
Carbs 15.36g 4.1g 4%
Protein 2.73g 0.6g 4%
Calories 68kcal 18kcal 3%
Choline 25.9mg 7.3mg 3%
Folate 15µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.276mg 0.138mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 0.02mg 3%
Potassium 283mg 227mg 2%
Calcium 47mg 27mg 2%
Iron 0.55mg 0.4mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.392mg 0.2mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 12.26g 2.5g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 16mg 21mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 g
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +355%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +274.6%
Contains more OtherOther +27.6%
Contains more WaterWater +16.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +466.7%

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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. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/nutrients
  2. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.