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Spinach vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between spinach and garden rhubarb

  • Spinach is higher than garden rhubarb in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, manganese, magnesium, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
  • Spinach covers your daily vitamin K needs 387% more than garden rhubarb.
  • Spinach contains 103 times more vitamin A than garden rhubarb. While spinach contains 10481IU of vitamin A, garden rhubarb contains only 102IU.
  • The glycemic index of garden rhubarb is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Rhubarb, raw.

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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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +625%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.8%
Contains more IronIron +1522.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +728.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +660%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +377%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%

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.
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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10380%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +670.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +686.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +908.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1584.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1985.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +223%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 29.3µg 387%
Vitamin A 524µg 5µg 58%
Iron 3.57mg 0.22mg 42%
Folate 146µg 7µg 35%
Manganese 0.935mg 0.196mg 32%
Magnesium 87mg 12mg 18%
Copper 0.174mg 0.021mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.024mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.03mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 0.27mg 12%
Phosphorus 56mg 14mg 6%
Zinc 0.76mg 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.02mg 6%
Calcium 136mg 86mg 5%
Potassium 466mg 288mg 5%
Protein 2.97g 0.9g 4%
Sodium 70mg 4mg 3%
Fiber 2.4g 1.8g 2%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 8mg 2%
Choline 19.7mg 6.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.085mg 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 0.3mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 21kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 3.75g 4.54g 0%
Net carbs 1.35g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 0.43g 1.1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.043g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.039g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.099g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +230%
Contains more FatsFats +30%
Contains more OtherOther +141.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.1%
~equal in Water ~93.61g

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +550%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.099g

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.