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Spinach vs. Escarole — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spinach and escarole

  • Spinach has more vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin E; however, escarole has more vitamin B5.
  • Spinach's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 235% more.
  • Spinach has 15 times more vitamin B6 than escarole. Spinach has 0.242mg of vitamin B6, while escarole has 0.016mg.
  • Spinach has a higher glycemic index than escarole.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Escarole, cooked, boiled, drained, no 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 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 14% 22% 27% 29% 19% 9.4% 2.5% 50% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +569.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +195.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.2%
Contains more IronIron +395.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +142.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.9%
~equal in Zinc ~0.69mg

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.
Spinach
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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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 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 11% 31% 8% 0% 15% 14% 5.9% 50% 3.7% 0% 530% 59% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +197%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +457.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +420%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1412.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +132.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +469.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Escarole DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 211.9µg 235%
Vitamin A 524µg 94µg 48%
Iron 3.57mg 0.72mg 36%
Manganese 0.935mg 0.385mg 24%
Magnesium 87mg 13mg 18%
Folate 146µg 78µg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.016mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.826mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.062mg 13%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 0.4mg 11%
Copper 0.174mg 0.087mg 10%
Calcium 136mg 46mg 9%
Potassium 466mg 245mg 7%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 3.3mg 7%
Phosphorus 56mg 22mg 5%
Protein 2.97g 1.15g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.059mg 3%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.2µg 2%
Fiber 2.4g 2.8g 2%
Sodium 70mg 19mg 2%
Zinc 0.76mg 0.69mg 1%
Choline 19.7mg 15.4mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 0.312mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 19kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.18g 0%
Carbs 3.75g 3.07g 0%
Net carbs 1.35g 0.27g N/A
Sugar 0.43g 0.23g N/A
Saturated fat 0.043g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.046mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0.09mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
3% 94%
Protein: 1.15 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.07 g
Water: 94.29 g
Other: 1.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +158.3%
Contains more FatsFats +44.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.1%
Contains more OtherOther +38.2%
~equal in Water ~94.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
33% 3% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.042g

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/nutrients
  2. Escarole - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168413/nutrients

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

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