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Spinach raw vs. Cauliflower — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spinach raw and cauliflower

  • Spinach raw has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, magnesium, vitamin E, and copper; however, cauliflower has more vitamin C and vitamin B5.
  • Spinach raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 390% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spinach, raw and Cauliflower, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +426.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.6%
Contains more IronIron +545.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +478.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2437.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +215%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3015.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +240.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +926.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.184mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Cauliflower DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 15.5µg 390%
Vitamin A 469µg 0µg 52%
Folate 194µg 57µg 34%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.155mg 32%
Iron 2.71mg 0.42mg 29%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 48.2mg 22%
Magnesium 79mg 15mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.08mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.667mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.06mg 10%
Copper 0.13mg 0.039mg 10%
Potassium 558mg 299mg 8%
Calcium 99mg 22mg 8%
Choline 19.3mg 44.3mg 5%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.27mg 2%
Sodium 79mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.05mg 2%
Protein 2.86g 1.92g 2%
Fiber 2.2g 2g 1%
Phosphorus 49mg 44mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.031g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.507mg 1%
Fructose 0.15g 0.97g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.184mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 25kcal 0%
Fats 0.39g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 2.97g N/A
Carbs 3.63g 4.97g 0%
Sugar 0.42g 1.91g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.071mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.106mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.056mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +49%
Contains more FatsFats +39.3%
Contains more OtherOther +126.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.9%
~equal in Water ~92.07g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +432.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +240%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
49% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.94 g
Fructose: 0.97 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +754.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +546.7%
~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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients
  2. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/nutrients

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

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