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Daikon vs. Salsify — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are daikon and salsify different?

  • Daikon is richer in vitamin C and copper, while salsify is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, and fiber.
  • Daikon covers your daily need for vitamin C, 19% more than salsify.
  • Daikon contains 2 times more copper than salsify. Daikon contains 0.115mg of copper, while salsify contains 0.07mg.

Radishes, oriental, raw and Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were 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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +74.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +452.6%

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
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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%
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 15% 0% 0% 3.8% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +378.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +765%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Daikon Salsify DV% diff.
Vitamin C 22mg 4.6mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.218mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.173mg 12%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.21mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 3.1g 6%
Copper 0.115mg 0.07mg 5%
Phosphorus 23mg 56mg 5%
Protein 0.6g 2.73g 4%
Carbs 4.1g 15.36g 4%
Calories 18kcal 68kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.056mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 0.276mg 3%
Folate 28µg 15µg 3%
Choline 7.3mg 25.9mg 3%
Calcium 27mg 47mg 2%
Potassium 227mg 283mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.55mg 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.392mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.3g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 300kcal 249kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 556g 147g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 2.5g 12.26g N/A
Magnesium 16mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 2.9g N/A
Sodium 21mg 16mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +355%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +274.6%
Contains more OtherOther +27.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +466.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.4%

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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. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/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.