Purslane vs. Bulgur — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between purslane and bulgur

Purslane has more vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, bulgur is richer in manganese, vitamin B5, and carbs.
Purslane covers your daily vitamin C needs 23% more than bulgur.
Bulgur has 7 times less potassium than purslane. Purslane has 494mg of potassium, while bulgur has 68mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Purslane, raw and Bulgur, cooked.

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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.

Purslane

Bulgur

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+626.5%
Contains more IronIron	+107.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

Contains more ZincZinc	+235.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+101%

~equal in Phosphorus ~40mg

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.

Purslane

Bulgur

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+300%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+855.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	21mg	0mg	23%
Fiber		4.5g	18%
Potassium	494mg	68mg	13%
Iron	1.99mg	0.96mg	13%
Manganese	0.303mg	0.609mg	13%
Magnesium	68mg	32mg	9%
Calcium	65mg	10mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.112mg	0.028mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.036mg	0.344mg	6%
Carbs	3.39g	18.58g	5%
Copper	0.113mg	0.075mg	4%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.57mg	4%
Calories	20kcal	83kcal	3%
Vitamin B3	0.48mg	1mg	3%
Protein	2.03g	3.08g	2%
Sodium	45mg	5mg	2%
Folate	12µg	18µg	2%
Phosphorus	44mg	40mg	1%
Selenium	0.9µg	0.6µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.057mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.083mg	1%
Choline	12.8mg	6.9mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.098g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	99kcal	269kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	120g	N/A
Fats	0.36g	0.24g	0%
Net carbs	3.39g	14.08g	N/A
Sugar		0.1g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.01mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.5µg	0%
Saturated fat		0.042g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.031g	0%
Tryptophan		0.048mg	0%
Threonine		0.089mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.114mg	0%
Leucine		0.208mg	0%
Lysine		0.085mg	0%
Methionine		0.048mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.145mg	0%
Valine		0.139mg	0%
Histidine		0.071mg	0%