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Tomatillo vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tomatillos and eggplant

  • Eggplant has less manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B3, and vitamin K than tomatillos.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily need for manganese, 6642% more than eggplant.
  • Tomatillos have 5 times more vitamin C than eggplant. While tomatillos have 11.7mg of vitamin C, eggplant has only 2.2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomatillos, raw and Eggplant, 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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17%
Contains more IronIron +169.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65848.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.081mg

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +431.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +185.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +188.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.037mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomatillo Eggplant DV% diff.
Manganese 153mg 0.232mg 6642%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 2.2mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 0.649mg 8%
Vitamin K 10.1µg 3.5µg 6%
Iron 0.62mg 0.23mg 5%
Folate 7µg 22µg 4%
Fiber 1.9g 3g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 0.281mg 3%
Phosphorus 39mg 24mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.084mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.417g 0.076g 2%
Potassium 268mg 229mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 14mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.16mg 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.18g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.3mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 25kcal 0%
Protein 0.96g 0.98g 0%
Net carbs 3.94g 2.88g N/A
Carbs 5.84g 5.88g 0%
Calcium 7mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 3.93g 3.53g N/A
Copper 0.079mg 0.081mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.039mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.037mg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 6.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.139g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.155g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +466.7%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
~equal in Protein ~0.98g
~equal in Carbs ~5.88g
~equal in Water ~92.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +868.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +448.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.5%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/nutrients
  2. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.