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Vegetable vs. Salsify — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between vegetable and salsify

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, and fiber; however, salsify has more vitamin B6.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 86% more.
  • Vegetable has 78 times more vitamin K than salsify. Vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, while salsify has 0.3µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +49.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Phosphorus ~56mg

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 15% 0% 3.8% 0% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +117.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~25.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Salsify DV% diff.
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0.3µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.218mg 11%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.21mg 7%
Fiber 4.4g 3.1g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.173mg 4%
Potassium 169mg 283mg 3%
Iron 0.82mg 0.55mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.392mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.276mg 3%
Calcium 25mg 47mg 2%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 4.6mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 13.09g 15.36g 1%
Copper 0.083mg 0.07mg 1%
Phosphorus 51mg 56mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.19mg 1%
Folate 19µg 15µg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.056mg 1%
Calories 65kcal 68kcal 0%
Protein 2.86g 2.73g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 12.26g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 2.9g N/A
Choline 24.1mg 25.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.3%
Contains more OtherOther +10.4%
~equal in Protein ~2.73g
~equal in Water ~81g

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
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +233.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.074g

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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. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/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.