Daikon vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between daikon and vegetable

Daikon has more vitamin C; however, vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, fiber, vitamin B2, protein, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 24% higher.
Vegetable has 7 times less vitamin C than daikon. Daikon has 22mg of vitamin C, while vegetable has 3.2mg.
Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than daikon.

Food types used in this article are Radishes, oriental, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.

Daikon

Vegetable

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more IronIron	+105%
Contains more ZincZinc	+226.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+121.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+897.4%

~equal in Calcium ~25mg

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.

Daikon

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+587.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+47.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+255%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+325.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7733.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.151mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	214µg	24%
Vitamin C	22mg	3.2mg	21%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	23.5µg	19%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.379mg	15%
Fiber	1.6g	4.4g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.12mg	8%
Protein	0.6g	2.86g	5%
Iron	0.4mg	0.82mg	5%
Copper	0.115mg	0.083mg	4%
Phosphorus	23mg	51mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.071mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	0.851mg	4%
Carbs	4.1g	13.09g	3%
Zinc	0.15mg	0.49mg	3%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.38mg	3%
Choline	7.3mg	24.1mg	3%
Calories	18kcal	65kcal	2%
Potassium	227mg	169mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.074mg	2%
Folate	28µg	19µg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	22mg	1%
Sodium	21mg	35mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	300kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	556g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	2.5g	8.69g	N/A
Calcium	27mg	25mg	0%
Sugar	2.5g	3.12g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.138mg	0.151mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.03g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.017g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.045g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.003mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.025mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.026mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.031mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.03mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.006mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.02mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.028mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.011mg	0.073mg	0%