Vegetable vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between vegetable and daikon

Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, fiber, vitamin B2, and iron; however, daikon has more vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 86% higher.
Daikon has 78 times less vitamin K than vegetable. Vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, while daikon has 0.3µg.
Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than daikon.

Food types used in this article are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.

Vegetable

Daikon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more IronIron	+105%
Contains more ZincZinc	+226.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+121.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+897.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

~equal in Calcium ~27mg

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.

Vegetable

Daikon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+255%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+325.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7733.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+587.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+47.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.138mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	214µg	0µg	24%
Vitamin C	3.2mg	22mg	21%
Vitamin K	23.5µg	0.3µg	19%
Manganese	0.379mg	0.038mg	15%
Fiber	4.4g	1.6g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.02mg	8%
Protein	2.86g	0.6g	5%
Iron	0.82mg	0.4mg	5%
Copper	0.083mg	0.115mg	4%
Phosphorus	51mg	23mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.02mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.851mg	0.2mg	4%
Carbs	13.09g	4.1g	3%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.15mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0mg	3%
Choline	24.1mg	7.3mg	3%
Calories	65kcal	18kcal	2%
Potassium	169mg	227mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.046mg	2%
Folate	19µg	28µg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	16mg	1%
Sodium	35mg	21mg	1%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	227kcal	300kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	154g	556g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	8.69g	2.5g	N/A
Calcium	25mg	27mg	0%
Sugar	3.12g	2.5g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.151mg	0.138mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.031g	0.03g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.01g	0.017g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.072g	0.045g	0%
Tryptophan	0.029mg	0.003mg	0%
Threonine	0.115mg	0.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.139mg	0.026mg	0%
Leucine	0.19mg	0.031mg	0%
Lysine	0.17mg	0.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.034mg	0.006mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.12mg	0.02mg	0%
Valine	0.149mg	0.028mg	0%
Histidine	0.073mg	0.011mg	0%