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Spinach raw vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between spinach raw and smoothie

  • Spinach raw is richer in vitamin A, iron, potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, and calcium, yet smoothie is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for spinach raw is 179% higher.
  • Spinach raw contains less sugar.
  • Spinach raw has a lower glycemic index than smoothie.

Food types used in this article are Spinach, raw and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana.

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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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +141.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2225%
Contains more IronIron +1706.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.3%

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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 402%
Vitamin A 469µg 52%
Folate 194µg 49%
Manganese 0.897mg 39%
Iron 2.71mg 0.15mg 32%
Magnesium 79mg 19%
Potassium 558mg 24mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 14%
Copper 0.13mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.082mg 9%
Phosphorus 49mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 7%
Calcium 99mg 41mg 6%
Zinc 0.53mg 5%
Choline 19.3mg 4%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 24.5mg 4%
Protein 2.86g 1.22g 3%
Sodium 79mg 29mg 2%
Carbs 3.63g 8.16g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 1%
Calories 23kcal 37kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.816mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 7.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 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%
Fructose 0.15g 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.4%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +405.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +124.8%
~equal in Water ~90.28g

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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/nutrients

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

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