Artichoke vs. Nopales — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between artichoke and nopales

Artichoke has more copper, folate, fiber, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin K; however, nopales are richer in calcium, vitamin A, and manganese.
Artichoke covers your daily copper needs 20% more than nopales.
Nopales have 23 times less folate than artichoke. Artichoke has 68µg of folate, while nopales have 3µg.
Artichoke has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of artichoke is 32, while the glycemic index of nopales is 7.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Artichokes, (globe or french), raw and Nopales, raw.

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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

Nopales

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44%
Contains more IronIron	+116.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+344.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+462.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+272.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+78.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

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

Nopales

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+25.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+155.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+102.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+179.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2166.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+2200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.231mg	0.052mg	20%
Folate	68µg	3µg	16%
Fiber	5.4g	2.2g	13%
Calcium	44mg	164mg	12%
Phosphorus	90mg	16mg	11%
Iron	1.28mg	0.59mg	9%
Manganese	0.256mg	0.457mg	9%
Vitamin K	14.8µg	5.3µg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.012mg	5%
Choline	34.4mg	7.3mg	5%
Protein	3.27g	1.32g	4%
Vitamin B3	1.046mg	0.41mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.116mg	0.07mg	4%
Vitamin C	11.7mg	9.3mg	3%
Potassium	370mg	257mg	3%
Sodium	94mg	21mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.338mg	0.167mg	3%
Calories	47kcal	16kcal	2%
Carbs	10.51g	3.33g	2%
Magnesium	60mg	52mg	2%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.25mg	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	23µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.066mg	0.041mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0mg	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	144kcal	121kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	213g	625g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.09g	0%
Net carbs	5.11g	1.13g	N/A
Sugar	0.99g	1.15g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.036g	0.016g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	0.018g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.064g	0.05g	0%
Tryptophan		0.014mg	0%
Threonine		0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.049mg	0%
Leucine		0.077mg	0%
Lysine		0.059mg	0%
Methionine		0.015mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.049mg	0%
Valine		0.059mg	0%
Histidine		0.025mg	0%