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Vegetable vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between vegetable and beetroot

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin B2; however, beetroot has more folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 85% higher.
  • Beetroot has 118 times less vitamin K than vegetable. Vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, while beetroot has 0.2µg.
  • Vegetable is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beets, 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Iron ~0.8mg
~equal in Copper ~0.075mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +129%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11650%
Contains more CholineCholine +301.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +53.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +473.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.155mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.067mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Beetroot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 214µg 2µg 24%
Folate 19µg 109µg 23%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0.2µg 19%
Fiber 4.4g 2.8g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.04mg 6%
Potassium 169mg 325mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.334mg 3%
Protein 2.86g 1.61g 3%
Choline 24.1mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.031mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 4.9mg 2%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.329mg 2%
Phosphorus 51mg 40mg 2%
Sodium 35mg 78mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.067mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Calories 65kcal 43kcal 1%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.35mg 1%
Copper 0.083mg 0.075mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 16mg 1%
Carbs 13.09g 9.56g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 6.76g N/A
Magnesium 22mg 23mg 0%
Iron 0.82mg 0.8mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g 6.76g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.155mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.9%
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +61.2%
~equal in Water ~87.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +220%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.