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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +210% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +15.3% |
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Saturated fat
~0.028g