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Garlic vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between garlic and spirulina

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, and zinc, while spirulina has more copper, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 92% higher.
  • Spirulina contains 35 times less vitamin C than garlic. Garlic contains 31.2mg of vitamin C, while spirulina contains 0.9mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Garlic, raw and Seaweed, spirulina, raw.

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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.
Garlic
Garlic
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1408.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +215.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1290.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +798.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1928.6%
Contains more IronIron +64.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +99.7%

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.
Garlic
Garlic
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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
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 3% 0% 1% 9.8% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3532.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +512.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Spirulina DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.034mg 92%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.186mg 65%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0.9mg 34%
Copper 0.299mg 0.597mg 33%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.7µg 25%
Phosphorus 153mg 11mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.342mg 18%
Calcium 181mg 12mg 17%
Iron 1.7mg 2.79mg 14%
Carbs 33.06g 2.42g 10%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.2mg 9%
Potassium 401mg 127mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0.4g 7%
Calories 149kcal 26kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.325mg 5%
Sodium 17mg 98mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.49mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.196mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 6.5mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.222mg 2%
Folate 3µg 9µg 2%
Protein 6.36g 5.92g 1%
Magnesium 25mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.106g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 23g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 234kcal 44kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 67g 385g N/A
Fats 0.5g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 2.02g N/A
Sugar 1g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.135g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.331mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.312mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.118mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.286mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.362mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.112mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +28.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1266.1%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
Contains more WaterWater +54.8%
~equal in Protein ~5.92g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
2
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +134.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +209.1%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.