Bulgur vs. Purslane — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bulgur and purslane

Bulgur has more manganese, vitamin B5, and carbs; however, purslane is richer in vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Purslane covers your daily vitamin C needs 23% more than bulgur.
Purslane has 10 times less vitamin B5 than bulgur. Bulgur has 0.344mg of vitamin B5, while purslane has 0.036mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bulgur, cooked and Purslane, raw.

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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.

Bulgur

Purslane

Contains more ZincZinc	+235.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+101%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+626.5%
Contains more IronIron	+107.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

~equal in Phosphorus ~44mg

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.

Bulgur

Purslane

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+855.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+300%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	21mg	23%
Fiber	4.5g		18%
Potassium	68mg	494mg	13%
Iron	0.96mg	1.99mg	13%
Manganese	0.609mg	0.303mg	13%
Magnesium	32mg	68mg	9%
Calcium	10mg	65mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.028mg	0.112mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.344mg	0.036mg	6%
Carbs	18.58g	3.39g	5%
Copper	0.075mg	0.113mg	4%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.17mg	4%
Calories	83kcal	20kcal	3%
Vitamin B3	1mg	0.48mg	3%
Protein	3.08g	2.03g	2%
Sodium	5mg	45mg	2%
Folate	18µg	12µg	2%
Phosphorus	40mg	44mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.9µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.057mg	0.047mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.073mg	1%
Choline	6.9mg	12.8mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.098g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	269kcal	99kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	500g	N/A
Fats	0.24g	0.36g	0%
Net carbs	14.08g	3.39g	N/A
Sugar	0.1g		N/A
Vitamin E	0.01mg		0%
Vitamin K	0.5µg		0%
Saturated fat	0.042g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.031g		0%
Tryptophan	0.048mg		0%
Threonine	0.089mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.114mg		0%
Leucine	0.208mg		0%
Lysine	0.085mg		0%
Methionine	0.048mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.145mg		0%
Valine	0.139mg		0%
Histidine	0.071mg		0%