Nopales vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between nopales and vegetable?

Nopales are higher in calcium, magnesium, and vitamin C, yet vegetable is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin B2.
Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 76% more.
Nopales have 7 times more calcium than vegetable. While nopales have 164mg of calcium, vegetable has only 25mg.
The glycemic index of nopales is lower.

We used Nopales, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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.

Nopales

Vegetable

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+556%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

Contains more IronIron	+39%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+218.8%

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.

Nopales

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+190.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+830.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+491.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+107.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+343.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+533.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.151mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.074mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	23µg	214µg	21%
Vitamin K	5.3µg	23.5µg	15%
Calcium	164mg	25mg	14%
Fiber	2.2g	4.4g	9%
Vitamin C	9.3mg	3.2mg	7%
Magnesium	52mg	22mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.041mg	0.12mg	6%
Phosphorus	16mg	51mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.071mg	5%
Folate	3µg	19µg	4%
Protein	1.32g	2.86g	3%
Carbs	3.33g	13.09g	3%
Potassium	257mg	169mg	3%
Iron	0.59mg	0.82mg	3%
Copper	0.052mg	0.083mg	3%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.38mg	3%
Manganese	0.457mg	0.379mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.41mg	0.851mg	3%
Choline	7.3mg	24.1mg	3%
Calories	16kcal	65kcal	2%
Zinc	0.25mg	0.49mg	2%
Sodium	21mg	35mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	625g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.09g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	1.13g	8.69g	N/A
Sugar	1.15g	3.12g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.167mg	0.151mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.07mg	0.074mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.016g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.018g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.014mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.04mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.049mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.077mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.059mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.015mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.049mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.059mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.025mg	0.073mg	0%