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Okra vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between okra and eggplant?

  • The amount of manganese, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, and phosphorus in okra is higher than in eggplant.
  • Okra's daily need coverage for manganese is 24% more.
  • Eggplant contains 10 times less vitamin C than okra. Okra contains 23mg of vitamin C, while eggplant contains 2.2mg.

We used Okra, raw and Eggplant, raw types in this article.

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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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +307.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +811.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more IronIron +169.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +262.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +239.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%

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 7.3% 0% 0.33% 6% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +945.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +412.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +794.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Eggplant DV% diff.
Manganese 0.788mg 0.232mg 24%
Vitamin C 23mg 2.2mg 23%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 3.5µg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.039mg 13%
Magnesium 57mg 14mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.084mg 10%
Folate 60µg 22µg 10%
Calcium 82mg 9mg 7%
Iron 0.62mg 0.23mg 5%
Phosphorus 61mg 24mg 5%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.16mg 4%
Vitamin A 36µg 1µg 4%
Copper 0.109mg 0.081mg 3%
Protein 1.93g 0.98g 2%
Potassium 299mg 229mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.037mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.649mg 2%
Carbs 7.45g 5.88g 1%
Fiber 3.2g 3g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.281mg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 6.9mg 1%
Fructose 0.57g 1.54g 1%
Calories 33kcal 25kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 5.8g 3.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 171kcal 255kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 303g 400g N/A
Fats 0.19g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 3.53g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +96.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.18g
~equal in Water ~92.3g

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +181.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.016g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
8% 47% 46%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.26 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 1.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +130.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +393.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +170.2%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/nutrients

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

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