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Spinach raw vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spinach raw and tomato paste

  • Spinach raw has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, and magnesium; however, tomato paste is higher in copper, vitamin E, vitamin B3, potassium, and selenium.
  • Spinach raw covers your daily need for vitamin K, 393% more than tomato paste.
  • Spinach raw has 16 times more folate than tomato paste. While spinach raw has 194µg of folate, tomato paste has only 12µg.
  • The glycemic index of tomato paste is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spinach, raw and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added.

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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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +197%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +180.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +430%
~equal in Iron ~2.98mg

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +517.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4136%
Contains more FolateFolate +1516.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +324.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +99.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Tomato paste DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 11.4µg 393%
Folate 194µg 12µg 46%
Vitamin A 469µg 76µg 44%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.302mg 26%
Copper 0.13mg 0.365mg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 3.076mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 4.3mg 15%
Potassium 558mg 1014mg 13%
Magnesium 79mg 42mg 9%
Fiber 2.2g 4.1g 8%
Selenium 1µg 5.3µg 8%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 21.9mg 7%
Fructose 0.15g 5.85g 7%
Calcium 99mg 36mg 6%
Carbs 3.63g 18.91g 5%
Phosphorus 49mg 83mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.153mg 3%
Protein 2.86g 4.32g 3%
Choline 19.3mg 38.5mg 3%
Calories 23kcal 82kcal 3%
Iron 2.71mg 2.98mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.142mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.216mg 2%
Sodium 79mg 59mg 1%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.63mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.47g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.067g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.16g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.071mg 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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +24.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +51%
Contains more FatsFats +20.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +420.9%
Contains more OtherOther +62.8%

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
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +570%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.16g

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
2% 2% 46% 47% 2%
Starch: 0.22 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 5.75 g
Fructose: 5.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.28 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +328.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +5127.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +3800%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/nutrients

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

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