Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oats
versus
arugula
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oats and arugula:
Oat is high in calories and arugula has 94% less calories than oat - arugula has 25 calories per 100 grams and oat has 389 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oats is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to arugula per calorie. Oats has a macronutrient ratio of 17:67:16 and for arugula, 33:47:20 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oats | Arugula | |
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Protein | 17% | 33% |
Carbohydrates | 67% | 47% |
Fat | 16% | 20% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oat is high in carbohydrates and arugula has 94% less carbohydrates than oat - arugula has 3.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and oat has 66.3g of carbohydrates.
Oat is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 563% more dietary fiber than arugula - arugula has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oat has 10.6g of dietary fiber.
Oat has less sugar than arugula - arugula has 2.1g of sugar per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat is an excellent source of protein and it has 555% more protein than arugula - arugula has 2.6g of protein per 100 grams and oat has 16.9g of protein.
Arugula has 13.1 times less saturated fat than oat - arugula has 0.09g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oat has 1.2g of saturated fat.
Arugula is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than oat - arugula has 15mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Arugula is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than oat - arugula has 119ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Arugula has more Vitamin E than oat - arugula has 0.43mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Arugula is a great source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than oat - arugula has 108.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat has more thiamin, niacin and pantothenic acid. Both oats and arugula contain significant amounts of riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Oats | Arugula | |
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Thiamin | 0.763 MG | 0.044 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.139 MG | 0.086 MG |
Niacin | 0.961 MG | 0.305 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.349 MG | 0.437 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.119 MG | 0.073 MG |
Folate | 56 UG | 97 UG |
Both arugula and oats are high in calcium. Arugula has 196% more calcium than oat - arugula has 160mg of calcium per 100 grams and oat has 54mg of calcium.
Oat is an excellent source of iron and it has 223% more iron than arugula - arugula has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and oat has 4.7mg of iron.
Both arugula and oats are high in potassium. Oat has 16% more potassium than arugula - arugula has 369mg of potassium per 100 grams and oat has 429mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both oats and arugula contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Oats | Arugula | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.111 G | 0.17 G |
Total | 0.111 G | 0.17 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, oat has more linoleic acid than arugula per 100 grams.
Oats | Arugula | |
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linoleic acid | 2.424 G | 0.13 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.002 G |
Total | 2.424 G | 0.132 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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