Artichoke vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between artichoke and chayote?

Artichoke is richer in fiber, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin K, and potassium, while chayote is higher in folate.
Artichoke's daily need coverage for fiber is 15% higher.
Chayote has 5 times less magnesium than artichoke. Artichoke has 60mg of magnesium, while chayote has 12mg.

We used Artichokes, (globe or french), raw and Chayote, fruit, raw types in this comparison.

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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.

Artichoke

Chayote

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+158.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+196%
Contains more IronIron	+276.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.4%

Contains more ZincZinc	+51%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.9%

~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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.

Artichoke

Chayote

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+51.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+188%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+127.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+122.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+261%

Contains more FolateFolate

+36.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	5.4g	1.7g	15%
Iron	1.28mg	0.34mg	12%
Copper	0.231mg	0.123mg	12%
Magnesium	60mg	12mg	11%
Phosphorus	90mg	18mg	10%
Vitamin K	14.8µg	4.1µg	9%
Potassium	370mg	125mg	7%
Folate	68µg	93µg	6%
Protein	3.27g	0.82g	5%
Choline	34.4mg	9.2mg	5%
Vitamin C	11.7mg	7.7mg	4%
Sodium	94mg	2mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.025mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.046mg	0.47mg	4%
Calcium	44mg	17mg	3%
Manganese	0.256mg	0.189mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.066mg	0.029mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.116mg	0.076mg	3%
Carbs	10.51g	4.51g	2%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.74mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.338mg	0.249mg	2%
Calories	47kcal	19kcal	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7g	4.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	144kcal	232kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	213g	526g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.13g	0%
Net carbs	5.11g	2.81g	N/A
Sugar	0.99g	1.66g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.12mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.036g	0.028g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.064g	0.057g	0%
Tryptophan		0.011mg	0%
Threonine		0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.044mg	0%
Leucine		0.077mg	0%
Lysine		0.039mg	0%
Methionine		0.001mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.047mg	0%
Valine		0.063mg	0%
Histidine		0.015mg	0%