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Spinach raw vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spinach raw and sweet and sour?

  • Spinach raw is richer than sweet and sour in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin B2.
  • Spinach raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 402% more.
  • Spinach raw has 938 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. While spinach raw has 9377IU of vitamin A, sweet, and sour has only 10IU.
  • The amount of sodium in spinach raw is lower.
  • The glycemic index of spinach raw is lower.

We used Spinach, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve types 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 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +887.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +890%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +463.6%
Contains more IronIron +1190.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +488.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +223%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +46800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +894.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +287.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +267.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +241350%
Contains more FolateFolate +2325%
Contains more CholineCholine +704.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 0.2µg 402%
Vitamin A 469µg 1µg 52%
Folate 194µg 8µg 47%
Iron 2.71mg 0.21mg 31%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 8.7mg 22%
Magnesium 79mg 8mg 17%
Potassium 558mg 99mg 14%
Sodium 79mg 371mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.019mg 13%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.01mg 13%
Carbs 3.63g 38.22g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.053mg 11%
Calcium 99mg 10mg 9%
Fiber 2.2g 0.1g 8%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.761mg 6%
Calories 23kcal 150kcal 6%
Phosphorus 49mg 7mg 6%
Copper 0.13mg 0.079mg 6%
Protein 2.86g 0.27g 5%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.09mg 4%
Choline 19.3mg 2.4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.048mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.187mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.093mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.02g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 18.75g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +959.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1850%
Contains more WaterWater +51.7%
Contains more OtherOther +41%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +952.9%

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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.