Vegetable vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between vegetable and beetroot

Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin B2; however, beetroot has more folate.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 85% higher.
Beetroot has 118 times less vitamin K than vegetable. Vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, while beetroot has 0.2µg.
Vegetable is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beets, raw.

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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.

Vegetable

Beetroot

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+56.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Iron ~0.8mg

~equal in Copper ~0.075mg

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.

Vegetable

Beetroot

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+10600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+129%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+154.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+11650%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+53.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+473.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.155mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.067mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	214µg	2µg	24%
Folate	19µg	109µg	23%
Vitamin K	23.5µg	0.2µg	19%
Fiber	4.4g	2.8g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.04mg	6%
Potassium	169mg	325mg	5%
Protein	2.86g	1.61g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.031mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.851mg	0.334mg	3%
Choline	24.1mg	6mg	3%
Vitamin C	3.2mg	4.9mg	2%
Phosphorus	51mg	40mg	2%
Sodium	35mg	78mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.04mg	2%
Manganese	0.379mg	0.329mg	2%
Calories	65kcal	43kcal	1%
Carbs	13.09g	9.56g	1%
Calcium	25mg	16mg	1%
Copper	0.083mg	0.075mg	1%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.35mg	1%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.7µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.067mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	227kcal	267kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	154g	233g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.17g	0%
Net carbs	8.69g	6.76g	N/A
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Iron	0.82mg	0.8mg	0%
Sugar	3.12g	6.76g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.151mg	0.155mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.031g	0.027g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.01g	0.032g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.072g	0.06g	0%
Tryptophan	0.029mg	0.019mg	0%
Threonine	0.115mg	0.047mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.139mg	0.048mg	0%
Leucine	0.19mg	0.068mg	0%
Lysine	0.17mg	0.058mg	0%
Methionine	0.034mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.12mg	0.046mg	0%
Valine	0.149mg	0.056mg	0%
Histidine	0.073mg	0.021mg	0%