Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
granny smith apple
versus
cardamom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in granny smith apple and cardamom:
Cardamom is high in calories and granny smith apple has 81% less calories than cardamom - granny smith apple has 58 calories per 100 grams and cardamom has 311 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, granny smith apple is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to cardamom per calorie. Granny smith apple has a macronutrient ratio of 3:94:3 and for cardamom, 11:77:12 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Granny Smith Apple | Cardamom | |
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Protein | 3% | 11% |
Carbohydrates | 94% | 77% |
Fat | 3% | 12% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cardamom is high in carbohydrates and granny smith apple has 80% less carbohydrates than cardamom - granny smith apple has 13.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and cardamom has 68.5g of carbohydrates.
Both granny smith apple and cardamom are high in dietary fiber. Cardamom has 900% more dietary fiber than granny smith apple - granny smith apple has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cardamom has 28g of dietary fiber.
Cardamom has less sugar than granny smith apple - granny smith apple has 9.6g of sugar per 100 grams and cardamom does not contain significant amounts.
Cardamom is a great source of protein and it has 23 times more protein than granny smith apple - granny smith apple has 0.44g of protein per 100 grams and cardamom has 10.8g of protein.
Both cardamom and granny smith apple are low in saturated fat - cardamom has 0.68g of saturated fat per 100 grams and granny smith apple does not contain significant amounts.
Cardamom is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than granny smith apple - cardamom has 21mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and granny smith apple does not contain significant amounts.
Granny smith apple and cardamom contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - granny smith apple has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cardamom does not contain significant amounts.
Granny smith apple and cardamom contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - granny smith apple has 0.18mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cardamom does not contain significant amounts.
Granny smith apple and cardamom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - granny smith apple has 3.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cardamom does not contain significant amounts.
Cardamom has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B6, however, granny smith apple contains more pantothenic acid and folate.
Granny Smith Apple | Cardamom | |
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Thiamin | 0.019 MG | 0.198 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.025 MG | 0.182 MG |
Niacin | 0.126 MG | 1.102 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.056 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.037 MG | 0.23 MG |
Folate | 3 UG | ~ |
Cardamom is an excellent source of calcium and it has 75 times more calcium than granny smith apple - granny smith apple has 5mg of calcium per 100 grams and cardamom has 383mg of calcium.
Cardamom is an excellent source of iron and it has 92 times more iron than granny smith apple - granny smith apple has 0.15mg of iron per 100 grams and cardamom has 14mg of iron.
Cardamom is an excellent source of potassium and it has 833% more potassium than granny smith apple - granny smith apple has 120mg of potassium per 100 grams and cardamom has 1119mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Granny Smith Apple (Apples, raw, granny smith, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Cardamom (Spices, cardamom) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||