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Vegetable vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between vegetable and spread?

  • Vegetable is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, and manganese, yet spread is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin E.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 84% more.
  • Vegetable has 22 times more fiber than spread. While vegetable has 4.4g of fiber, spread has only 0.2g.
  • The amount of sodium in vegetable is lower.
  • The glycemic index of spread is lower.

We used Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Sandwich spread, pork, beef types 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1357.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3133.3%
~equal in Iron ~0.79mg

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%
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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 0% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +723.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1368.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +357.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +142.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +158.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 35mg 1013mg 43%
Saturated fat 0.031g 5.977g 27%
Fats 0.15g 17.34g 26%
Vitamin A 214µg 26µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 7.584g 19%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 1.6µg 18%
Selenium 0.3µg 9.7µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 2.565g 17%
Fiber 4.4g 0.2g 17%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.026mg 15%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Protein 2.86g 7.66g 10%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 1.74mg 9%
Calories 65kcal 235kcal 9%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.172mg 8%
Choline 24.1mg 62.3mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.43mg 6%
Zinc 0.49mg 1.02mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 1.73mg 5%
Copper 0.083mg 0.13mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Folate 19µg 2µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.12mg 4%
Magnesium 22mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Potassium 169mg 110mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.134mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 12mg 1%
Phosphorus 51mg 59mg 1%
Carbs 13.09g 11.94g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 11.74g N/A
Iron 0.82mg 0.79mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +38.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.8%
Contains more FatsFats +11460%
Contains more OtherOther +314.9%
~equal in Carbs ~11.94g

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75740%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3462.5%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.