Arugula vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between arugula and cardoon

Arugula has more vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and folate, while cardoon has more copper.
Arugula's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 47% higher.
Cardoon contains 8 times less vitamin C than arugula. Arugula contains 15mg of vitamin C, while cardoon contains 2mg.
The amount of sodium in arugula is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Arugula, raw and Cardoon, 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.

Arugula

Cardoon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+128.6%
Contains more IronIron	+108.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+176.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+126.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

Contains more CopperCopper

+203.9%

~equal in Potassium ~400mg

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.

Arugula

Cardoon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.6%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+58.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	108.6µg		91%
Copper	0.076mg	0.231mg	17%
Vitamin C	15mg	2mg	14%
Vitamin A	119µg	0µg	13%
Iron	1.46mg	0.7mg	10%
Calcium	160mg	70mg	9%
Folate	97µg	68µg	7%
Sodium	27mg	170mg	6%
Protein	2.58g	0.7g	4%
Phosphorus	52mg	23mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.086mg	0.03mg	4%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.17mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.43mg		3%
Manganese	0.321mg	0.256mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.116mg	3%
Choline	15.3mg		3%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.02mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.437mg	0.338mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.319g	0.041g	2%
Fats	0.66g	0.1g	1%
Magnesium	47mg	42mg	1%
Potassium	369mg	400mg	1%
Calories	25kcal	17kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	4.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	97kcal	243kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	400g	588g	N/A
Net carbs	2.05g	2.47g	N/A
Carbs	3.65g	4.07g	0%
Sugar	2.05g		N/A
Fiber	1.6g	1.6g	0%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.2µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.305mg	0.3mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.086g	0.011g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.049g	0.018g	0%