Arugula vs. Chow mein — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arugula and chow mein

Arugula has more vitamin K and vitamin C; however, chow mein has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, carbs, and fats.
Arugula's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 89% more.
Arugula is lower in sodium.
Chow mein has a higher glycemic index than arugula.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arugula, raw and Noodles, chinese, chow mein.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Arugula

Chow mein

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+207.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.6%
Contains more IronIron	+224%
Contains more CopperCopper	+119.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+197.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+209.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14233.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Arugula

Chow mein

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7657.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+434.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1213.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+389.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1850.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~106µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	108.6µg	1.4µg	89%
Selenium	0.3µg	43µg	78%
Sodium	27mg	1174mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.578mg	45%
Iron	1.46mg	4.73mg	41%
Vitamin B3	0.305mg	5.95mg	35%
Vitamin B2	0.086mg	0.421mg	26%
Calories	25kcal	475kcal	23%
Fats	0.66g	15.43g	23%
Carbs	3.65g	72.8g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	0.049g	8.929g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.319g	3.571g	22%
Vitamin C	15mg	0mg	17%
Phosphorus	52mg	161mg	16%
Calcium	160mg	20mg	14%
Manganese	0.321mg		14%
Vitamin A	119µg	0µg	13%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	2.3mg	12%
Protein	2.58g	8.11g	11%
Copper	0.076mg	0.167mg	10%
Saturated fat	0.086g	2.229g	10%
Fiber	1.6g	3.7g	8%
Zinc	0.47mg	1.4mg	8%
Potassium	369mg	120mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.11mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.437mg	0.533mg	2%
Folate	97µg	106µg	2%
Magnesium	47mg	52mg	1%
Choline	15.3mg	8.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	97kcal	586kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	400g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.3	5.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.05g	69.1g	N/A
Sugar	2.05g	5.71g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.8g	N/A