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Collard Greens vs. Dandelion greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are collard Greens and dandelion greens different?

  • Dandelion greens have more vitamin K, iron, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and potassium than collard Greens.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for dandelion greens is 310% higher.

Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Dandelion greens, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 42% 10% 42% 17% 6.3% 14% 2% 67% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 56% 35% 116% 57% 11% 28% 9.9% 45% 2.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +239.3%
Contains more IronIron +174.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +235.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.3%
~equal in Selenium ~0.5µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 61% 0% 127% 18% 10% 24% 11% 13% 30% 0% 1017% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 117% 0% 169% 69% 48% 60% 15% 5% 58% 0% 1946% 20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +159.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +290.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +91.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +68.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Collard Greens Dandelion greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 406.6µg 778.4µg 310%
Iron 1.13mg 3.1mg 25%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 35mg 19%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 3.44mg 17%
Vitamin A 380µg 508µg 14%
Copper 0.051mg 0.171mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.19mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.26mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.128mg 0.251mg 9%
Potassium 117mg 397mg 8%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.342mg 7%
Calcium 141mg 187mg 5%
Phosphorus 32mg 66mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 36mg 4%
Sodium 15mg 76mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.218mg 0.084mg 3%
Folate 16µg 27µg 3%
Fiber 4g 3.5g 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.41mg 2%
Calories 33kcal 45kcal 1%
Carbs 5.65g 9.2g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.575mg 0.806mg 1%
Choline 38.4mg 35.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.047g 0.17g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.173g 0.306g 1%
Protein 2.71g 2.7g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 8.2g 6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 122kcal 167kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 303g 222g N/A
Fats 0.72g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 1.65g 5.7g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0.71g N/A
Selenium 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.086mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.028mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 90%
Protein: 2.71 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 5.65 g
Water: 90.18 g
Other: 0.74 g
3% 9% 86% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 85.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.8%
~equal in Protein ~2.7g
~equal in Fats ~0.7g
~equal in Water ~85.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.173 g
35% 3% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.306 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Collard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170407/nutrients
  2. Dandelion greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169226/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.