Purslane vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between purslane and hominy?

Purslane is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium, manganese, copper, and vitamin B2, yet hominy is higher in zinc.
Purslane's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 26% more.
The amount of sodium in purslane is lower.

We used Purslane, raw and Hominy, canned, white 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.

Purslane

Hominy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5388.9%
Contains more IronIron	+221%
Contains more CopperCopper	+276.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+332.9%

Contains more ZincZinc	+517.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+233.3%

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.

Purslane

Hominy

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1360%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+327.8%

~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%
Iron	1.99mg	0.62mg	17%
Potassium	494mg	9mg	14%
Sodium	45mg	345mg	13%
Magnesium	68mg	16mg	12%
Fiber		2.5g	10%
Manganese	0.303mg	0.07mg	10%
Copper	0.113mg	0.03mg	9%
Zinc	0.17mg	1.05mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.112mg	0.006mg	8%
Calcium	65mg	10mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.005mg	5%
Carbs	3.39g	14.26g	4%
Selenium	0.9µg	3µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.003mg	4%
Calories	20kcal	72kcal	3%
Vitamin B3	0.48mg	0.033mg	3%
Folate	12µg	1µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.399g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.036mg	0.154mg	2%
Choline	12.8mg	3.1mg	2%
Protein	2.03g	1.48g	1%
Fats	0.36g	0.88g	1%
Phosphorus	44mg	35mg	1%
Saturated fat		0.123g	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.231g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	99kcal	486kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	139g	N/A
Net carbs	3.39g	11.76g	N/A
Sugar		1.82g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.05mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.008mg	0%
Threonine		0.05mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.058mg	0%
Leucine		0.202mg	0%
Lysine		0.033mg	0%
Methionine		0.031mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.076mg	0%
Valine		0.077mg	0%
Histidine		0.045mg	0%