Cardoon vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cardoon and borage

Cardoon has more folate, copper, and vitamin B5; however, borage is higher in vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
Borage covers your daily vitamin C needs 37% more than cardoon.
Borage contains 8 times less vitamin B5 than cardoon. Cardoon contains 0.338mg of vitamin B5, while borage contains 0.041mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cardoon, raw and Borage, 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.

Cardoon

Borage

Contains more CopperCopper

+77.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.5%
Contains more IronIron	+371.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+130.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+350%

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.

Cardoon

Borage

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+724.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+423.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	2mg	35mg	37%
Iron	0.7mg	3.3mg	33%
Vitamin A	0µg	210µg	23%
Folate	68µg	13µg	14%
Copper	0.231mg	0.13mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.15mg	9%
Fiber	1.6g		6%
Vitamin B5	0.338mg	0.041mg	6%
Phosphorus	23mg	53mg	4%
Sodium	170mg	80mg	4%
Manganese	0.256mg	0.349mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	0.9mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.06mg	3%
Protein	0.7g	1.8g	2%
Magnesium	42mg	52mg	2%
Calcium	70mg	93mg	2%
Potassium	400mg	470mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.116mg	0.084mg	2%
Fats	0.1g	0.7g	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.9µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.011g	0.17g	1%
Calories	17kcal	21kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	243kcal	117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	588g	476g	N/A
Net carbs	2.47g	3.06g	N/A
Carbs	4.07g	3.06g	0%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.2mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.018g	0.211g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.041g	0.109g	0%