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Star anise vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between star anise and celery

  • Celery has less iron, copper, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Star anise covers your daily iron needs 460% more than celery.
  • Celery contains 41 times less zinc than star anise. Star anise contains 5.3mg of zinc, while celery contains 0.13mg.
  • The glycemic index of star anise is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, anise seed and Celery, 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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
Celery
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1445.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1515%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +454.2%
Contains more IronIron +18380%
Contains more CopperCopper +2500%
Contains more ZincZinc +3976.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1733.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2133%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
Celery
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +577.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1519%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +408.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +856.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +224%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +778.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +37.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Celery DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.2mg 460%
Copper 0.91mg 0.035mg 97%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.103mg 96%
Calcium 646mg 40mg 61%
Phosphorus 440mg 24mg 59%
Fiber 14.6g 1.6g 52%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.13mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.074mg 44%
Magnesium 170mg 11mg 38%
Potassium 1441mg 260mg 35%
Protein 17.6g 0.69g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.021mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.032g 24%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.17g 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 3.1mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.079g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.057mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.32mg 17%
Calories 337kcal 16kcal 16%
Carbs 50.02g 2.97g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.246mg 11%
Selenium 5µg 0.4µg 8%
Folate 10µg 36µg 7%
Sodium 16mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.042g 2%
Vitamin A 16µg 22µg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 1.37g N/A
Sugar 1.34g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2450.7%
Contains more FatsFats +9252.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1584.2%
Contains more OtherOther +837.8%
Contains more WaterWater +900.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
Celery
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30462.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3887.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.8%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/nutrients
  2. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.