Tomato vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are tomatoes and eggplant different?
- Tomatoes have more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, eggplant is richer in fiber and manganese.
- Tomatoes cover your daily need for vitamin A, 16% more than eggplant.
- Tomatoes have 6 times more vitamin C than eggplant. Tomatoes have 13.7mg of vitamin C, while eggplant has 2.2mg.
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Eggplant, raw types were used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more IronIron | +17.4% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +27.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +37.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -60% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +103.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +522.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4100% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +80% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +125.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +94.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +215.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +46.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 13.7mg | 2.2mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 1.2g | 3g | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 42µg | 1µg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.114mg | 0.232mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.089mg | 0.281mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 7.9µg | 3.5µg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.059mg | 0.081mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 0.3mg | 2% |
| Folate | 15µg | 22µg | 2% |
| Carbs | 3.89g | 5.88g | 1% |
| Magnesium | 11mg | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.27mg | 0.23mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 0.037mg | 1% |
| Calories | 18kcal | 25kcal | 0% |
| Protein | 0.88g | 0.98g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.2g | 0.18g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 2.69g | 2.88g | N/A |
| Calcium | 10mg | 9mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 237mg | 229mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 2.63g | 3.53g | N/A |
| Zinc | 0.17mg | 0.16mg | 0% |
| Phosphorus | 24mg | 24mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 5mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.037mg | 0.039mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.594mg | 0.649mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.084mg | 0% |
| Choline | 6.7mg | 6.9mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.028g | 0.034g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.031g | 0.016g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.083g | 0.076g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.006mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.027mg | 0.037mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.018mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.025mg | 0.064mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.027mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.006mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.027mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.018mg | 0.053mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.014mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 1.37g | 1.54g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +11.4% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +51.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +29.4% |
~equal in
Fats
~0.18g
~equal in
Water
~92.3g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -17.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +93.8% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.076g
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +26.4% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +12.4% |
~equal in
Starch
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~equal in
Lactose
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~equal in
Maltose
~0g
~equal in
Galactose
~0g
