Beetroot vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between beetroot and vegetable

Beetroot has more folate; however, vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 85% higher.
Vegetable has 6 times less folate than beetroot. Beetroot has 109µg of folate, while vegetable has 19µg.
Vegetable is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Beets, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, 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.

Beetroot

Vegetable

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+56.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Iron ~0.82mg

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.

Beetroot

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+53.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+473.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+10600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+129%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+154.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+11650%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.151mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	2µg	214µg	24%
Folate	109µg	19µg	23%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	23.5µg	19%
Fiber	2.8g	4.4g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.04mg	0.12mg	6%
Potassium	325mg	169mg	5%
Protein	1.61g	2.86g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.071mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.334mg	0.851mg	3%
Choline	6mg	24.1mg	3%
Vitamin C	4.9mg	3.2mg	2%
Phosphorus	40mg	51mg	2%
Sodium	78mg	35mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.38mg	2%
Manganese	0.329mg	0.379mg	2%
Calories	43kcal	65kcal	1%
Carbs	9.56g	13.09g	1%
Calcium	16mg	25mg	1%
Copper	0.075mg	0.083mg	1%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.49mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.3µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.074mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	267kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	233g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.17g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	6.76g	8.69g	N/A
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Iron	0.8mg	0.82mg	0%
Sugar	6.76g	3.12g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.151mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.027g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.032g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.06g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.019mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.047mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.048mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.068mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.058mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.046mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.056mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.021mg	0.073mg	0%