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Spinach raw vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between spinach raw and okra

  • Spinach raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, vitamin E, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin C, and magnesium, yet okra is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Spinach raw covers your daily vitamin K needs 376% more than okra.
  • Spinach raw contains 13 times more vitamin A than okra. While spinach raw contains 9377IU of vitamin A, okra contains only 716IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Spinach, raw and Okra, 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%
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.6%
Contains more IronIron +337.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg

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%
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1202.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +651.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +215%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1442.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +223.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +276.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Okra DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 31.3µg 376%
Vitamin A 469µg 36µg 48%
Folate 194µg 60µg 34%
Iron 2.71mg 0.62mg 26%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.27mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.2mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.06mg 10%
Potassium 558mg 299mg 8%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 23mg 6%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.788mg 5%
Magnesium 79mg 57mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.245mg 4%
Fiber 2.2g 3.2g 4%
Sodium 79mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.215mg 2%
Copper 0.13mg 0.109mg 2%
Phosphorus 49mg 61mg 2%
Calcium 99mg 82mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 1mg 2%
Protein 2.86g 1.93g 2%
Choline 19.3mg 12.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.027g 1%
Calories 23kcal 33kcal 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 3.63g 7.45g 1%
Fructose 0.15g 0.57g 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 1.48g N/A
Zinc 0.53mg 0.58mg 0%
Starch 0.34g 0%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.031mg 0%

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
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.2%
Contains more FatsFats +105.3%
Contains more OtherOther +102.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.2%
~equal in Water ~89.58g

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
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +511.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70%

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
Okra
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19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +757.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +190.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +280%
~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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients

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

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