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Star anise vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between star anise and daikon

  • Star anise has more iron, manganese, copper, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium than daikon.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 457% more.
  • Star anise contains 61 times more manganese than daikon. Star anise contains 2.3mg of manganese, while daikon contains 0.038mg.
  • Star anise has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of star anise is 89, while the glycemic index of daikon is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, anise seed and Radishes, oriental, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +962.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2292.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +534.8%
Contains more IronIron +9140%
Contains more CopperCopper +691.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3433.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1813%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5952.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +614.3%

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.
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%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1430%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +477.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1313%
Contains more FolateFolate +180%
~equal in Vitamin C ~22mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Daikon DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.4mg 457%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.038mg 98%
Copper 0.91mg 0.115mg 88%
Calcium 646mg 27mg 62%
Phosphorus 440mg 23mg 60%
Fiber 14.6g 1.6g 52%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.15mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.046mg 46%
Magnesium 170mg 16mg 37%
Potassium 1441mg 227mg 36%
Protein 17.6g 0.6g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.02mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.017g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.1g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.045g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.02mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.2mg 18%
Calories 337kcal 18kcal 16%
Carbs 50.02g 4.1g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.138mg 13%
Selenium 5µg 0.7µg 8%
Folate 10µg 28µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.03g 3%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Choline 7.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 21mg 22mg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Sodium 16mg 21mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2833.3%
Contains more FatsFats +15800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1120%
Contains more OtherOther +1096.6%
Contains more WaterWater +891.8%

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
Daikon
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57429.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.