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Daikon vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are daikon and radish different?

  • Daikon has more vitamin C and copper than radish.
  • Daikon contains 2 times more copper than radish. While daikon contains 0.115mg of copper, radish contains only 0.05mg.

Radishes, oriental, raw and Radishes, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Daikon
Daikon
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Radish
Radish
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more IronIron +17.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.6%
~equal in Calcium ~25mg
~equal in Potassium ~233mg

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.
Daikon
Daikon
3
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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21%
Radish
Radish
5
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +12%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +333.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Daikon Radish DV% diff.
Vitamin C 22mg 14.8mg 8%
Copper 0.115mg 0.05mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.071mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 10mg 1%
Iron 0.4mg 0.34mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.28mg 1%
Sodium 21mg 39mg 1%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.069mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.039mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 0.165mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.3µg 1%
Folate 28µg 25µg 1%
Fructose 0.71g 1%
Calories 18kcal 16kcal 0%
Protein 0.6g 0.68g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 3.3g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 300kcal 235kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 556g 625g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.5g 1.8g N/A
Carbs 4.1g 3.4g 0%
Calcium 27mg 25mg 0%
Potassium 227mg 233mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 1.86g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.6g 0%
Phosphorus 23mg 20mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.254mg 0%
Choline 7.3mg 6.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.013mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
Daikon
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Radish
Radish
2
3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Water ~95.27g
~equal in Other ~0.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
Daikon
1
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Radish
Radish
1
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.032g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.017g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.048g

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/nutrients
  2. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.