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Okra vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between okra and cassava

  • Okra has more vitamin K, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, magnesium, folate, calcium, and fiber; however, cassava has more carbs.
  • Okra's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 24% more.
  • Okra has 5 times more calcium than cassava. Okra has 82mg of calcium, while cassava has 16mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Okra, raw and Cassava, raw.

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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.
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +171.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +412.5%
Contains more IronIron +129.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.2%
~equal in Potassium ~271mg
~equal in Copper ~0.1mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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.
Okra
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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 77% 0% 12% 5.4% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45%
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 69% 0% 0.33% 3.8% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +129.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +129%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1547.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Cassava DV% diff.
Vitamin K 31.3µg 1.9µg 25%
Manganese 0.788mg 0.384mg 18%
Carbs 7.45g 38.06g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.088mg 10%
Magnesium 57mg 21mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.087mg 9%
Folate 60µg 27µg 8%
Calcium 82mg 16mg 7%
Calories 33kcal 160kcal 6%
Fiber 3.2g 1.8g 6%
Phosphorus 61mg 27mg 5%
Iron 0.62mg 0.27mg 4%
Vitamin A 36µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin C 23mg 20.6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.107mg 3%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.34mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 23.7mg 2%
Protein 1.93g 1.36g 1%
Potassium 299mg 271mg 1%
Copper 0.109mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.854mg 1%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.8g 0.85g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 171kcal 1176kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 303g 63g N/A
Fats 0.19g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 36.26g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 1.7g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 7mg 14mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.075g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.9%
Contains more WaterWater +50.1%
Contains more FatsFats +47.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +410.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +341.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.8%

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients
  2. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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