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Vine spinach (basella) vs. Chard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between vine spinach (basella) and chard

  • Vine spinach (basella) is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and calcium, yet chard is higher in iron and copper.
  • Vine spinach (basella) covers your daily vitamin C needs 93% more than chard.
  • Vine spinach (basella) contains 16 times more folate than chard. While vine spinach (basella) contains 140µg of folate, chard contains only 9µg.
  • The amount of sodium in vine spinach (basella) is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Vinespinach, (basella), raw and Chard, swiss, 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 46% 33% 45% 45% 36% 12% 22% 3.1% 96% 4.4%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32.3%
Contains more IronIron +88.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
~equal in Potassium ~549mg

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 340% 133% 0% 0% 13% 36% 9.4% 3.2% 55% 0% 0% 105% 0%
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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 60% 102% 38% 0% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +30.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +207.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vine spinach (basella) Chard DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 273%
Vitamin C 102mg 18mg 93%
Folate 140µg 9µg 33%
Manganese 0.735mg 0.334mg 17%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Iron 1.2mg 2.26mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.085mg 12%
Vitamin A 400µg 306µg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Sodium 24mg 179mg 7%
Copper 0.107mg 0.163mg 6%
Calcium 109mg 58mg 5%
Magnesium 65mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.086mg 5%
Choline 28.7mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.163mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.034mg 1%
Zinc 0.43mg 0.33mg 1%
Potassium 510mg 549mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.36mg 1%
Calories 19kcal 20kcal 0%
Protein 1.8g 1.88g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.08g 0%
Carbs 3.4g 4.13g 0%
Net carbs 3.4g 2.03g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.053mg 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.101mg 0.135mg 0%
Lysine 0.086mg 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.085mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.065mg 0.114mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 1.4 g
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2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.5%
~equal in Protein ~1.88g
~equal in Water ~92.65g
~equal in Other ~1.26g

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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. Vine spinach (basella) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170474/nutrients
  2. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/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.