Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
beets
versus
radish sprouts
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beets and radish sprouts:
Beets and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of calories - beet has 43 calories per 100 grams and radish sprout has 43 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beets is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to radish sprouts per calorie. Beets has a macronutrient ratio of 14:82:4 and for radish sprouts, 29:28:43 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Beets | Radish Sprouts | |
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Protein | 14% | 29% |
Carbohydrates | 82% | 28% |
Fat | 4% | 43% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Beets and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of carbs - beet has 9.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and radish sprout has 3.6g of carbohydrates.
Beet is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than radish sprout - beet has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Radish sprout has less sugar than beet - beet has 6.8g of sugar per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Radish sprout has 137% more protein than beet - beet has 1.6g of protein per 100 grams and radish sprout has 3.8g of protein.
Both beets and radish sprouts are low in saturated fat - beet has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and radish sprout has 0.77g of saturated fat.
Radish sprout is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 490% more Vitamin C than beet - beet has 4.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and radish sprout has 28.9mg of Vitamin C.
Beets and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beet has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and radish sprout has 20ug of Vitamin A.
Beets and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beet has 0.04mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Beets and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beet has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Radish sprout has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both beets and radish sprouts contain significant amounts of folate.
Beets | Radish Sprouts | |
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Thiamin | 0.031 MG | 0.102 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.04 MG | 0.103 MG |
Niacin | 0.334 MG | 2.853 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.155 MG | 0.733 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.067 MG | 0.285 MG |
Folate | 109 UG | 95 UG |
Radish sprout is a great source of calcium and it has 219% more calcium than beet - beet has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and radish sprout has 51mg of calcium.
Beets and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of iron - beet has 0.8mg of iron per 100 grams and radish sprout has 0.86mg of iron.
Beet is an excellent source of potassium and it has 278% more potassium than radish sprout - beet has 325mg of potassium per 100 grams and radish sprout has 86mg of potassium.
Naturally occuring in fruits and vegetables, flavonoids are associated with many health benefits and used in a variety of medicinal and pharmaceutical applications. [2][3]
For specific flavonoid compounds, beet has more luteolin than radish sprout per 100 grams, however, radish sprout contains more kaempferol than beet per 100 grams.
Beets | Radish Sprouts | |
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luteolin | 0.37 mg | ~ |
Quercetin | 0.13 mg | ~ |
kaempferol | ~ | 21.85 mg |
For omega-3 fatty acids, radish sprout has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than beet per 100 grams.
Beets | Radish Sprouts | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.005 G | 0.722 G |
Total | 0.005 G | 0.722 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, radish sprout has more linoleic acid than beet per 100 grams.
Beets | Radish Sprouts | |
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linoleic acid | 0.055 G | 0.41 G |
Total | 0.055 G | 0.41 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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Note: The specific food items compared are: Beets (Beets, raw) and Radish Sprouts (Radish seeds, sprouted, raw) .
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