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Vegetable vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between vegetable and tomatoes

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, vitamin B2, and iron; however, tomatoes are higher in vitamin C.
  • Vegetable covers your daily need for vitamin A, 69% more than tomatoes.
  • Vegetable has 6 times more vitamin B2 than tomatoes. While vegetable has 0.12mg of vitamin B2, tomatoes have only 0.019mg.
  • The glycemic index of vegetable is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +203.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +232.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +409.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +531.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +197.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +259.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +328.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 214µg 42µg 19%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 7.9µg 13%
Fiber 4.4g 1.2g 13%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 13.7mg 12%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.114mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.019mg 8%
Iron 0.82mg 0.27mg 7%
Protein 2.86g 0.88g 4%
Phosphorus 51mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.037mg 3%
Choline 24.1mg 6.7mg 3%
Carbs 13.09g 3.89g 3%
Magnesium 22mg 11mg 3%
Copper 0.083mg 0.059mg 3%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.17mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.594mg 2%
Calories 65kcal 18kcal 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Calcium 25mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 169mg 237mg 2%
Sodium 35mg 5mg 1%
Folate 19µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.54mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.089mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 2.63g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.014mg 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
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +236.5%
Contains more OtherOther +31.4%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%

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
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +210%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.028g

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.