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Spinach vs. Kiwi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between spinach and kiwi?

  • Spinach is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and calcium, while kiwi is higher in vitamin C.
  • Spinach's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 378% higher.
  • Kiwi has 120 times less vitamin A than spinach. Spinach has 10481IU of vitamin A, while kiwi has 87IU.
  • Kiwi has a higher glycemic index (58) than spinach (32).

We used Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Kiwifruit, green, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 10% 28% 12% 43% 3.8% 15% 0.39% 13% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +411.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.4%
Contains more IronIron +1051.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +442.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +854.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%

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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
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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 309% 1.3% 29% 0% 6.8% 5.8% 6.4% 11% 15% 0% 101% 19% 4.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +251.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +844%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +284.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1124.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +484%
Contains more CholineCholine +152.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +845.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Kiwi DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 40.3µg 378%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 92.7mg 92%
Vitamin A 524µg 4µg 58%
Iron 3.57mg 0.31mg 41%
Manganese 0.935mg 0.098mg 36%
Folate 146µg 25µg 30%
Magnesium 87mg 17mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.025mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.063mg 14%
Calcium 136mg 34mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.027mg 6%
Zinc 0.76mg 0.14mg 6%
Fructose 4.35g 5%
Potassium 466mg 312mg 5%
Copper 0.174mg 0.13mg 5%
Protein 2.97g 1.14g 4%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 1.46mg 4%
Carbs 3.75g 14.66g 4%
Sodium 70mg 3mg 3%
Phosphorus 56mg 34mg 3%
Choline 19.7mg 7.8mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.2µg 2%
Fiber 2.4g 3g 2%
Calories 23kcal 61kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.287g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.183mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 0.341mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 1.35g 11.66g N/A
Sugar 0.43g 8.99g N/A
Saturated fat 0.043g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0.061mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.027mg 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
Kiwi
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 14.66 g
Water: 83.07 g
Other: 0.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +160.5%
Contains more OtherOther +196.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +290.9%
~equal in Water ~83.07g

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
Kiwi
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8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.287 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +683.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163.3%

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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. Kiwi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168153/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.