Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
avocado
versus
rosemary
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in avocado and rosemary:
Both avocado and rosemary are high in calories. Avocado has 27% more calories than rosemary - avocado has 167 calories per 100 grams and rosemary has 131 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, avocado is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to rosemary per calorie. Avocado has a macronutrient ratio of 4:19:77 and for rosemary, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Avocado | Rosemary | |
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Protein | 4% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 19% | 100% |
Fat | 77% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Avocado has 58% less carbohydrates than rosemary - avocado has 8.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and rosemary has 20.7g of carbohydrates.
Both avocado and rosemary are high in dietary fiber. Rosemary has 107% more dietary fiber than avocado - avocado has 6.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and rosemary has 14.1g of dietary fiber.
Avocado and rosemary contain similar amounts of sugar - avocado has 0.3g of sugar per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
Avocado and rosemary contain similar amounts of protein - avocado has 2g of protein per 100 grams and rosemary has 3.3g of protein.
Avocado and rosemary contain similar amounts of saturated fat - avocado has 2.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and rosemary has 2.8g of saturated fat.
Rosemary is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 148% more Vitamin C than avocado - avocado has 8.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and rosemary has 21.8mg of Vitamin C.
Rosemary is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 19 times more Vitamin A than avocado - avocado has 7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and rosemary has 146ug of Vitamin A.
Avocado has more Vitamin E than rosemary - avocado has 2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
Avocado has more Vitamin K than rosemary - avocado has 21ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
Avocado has more thiamin. Both avocado and rosemary contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Avocado | Rosemary | |
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Thiamin | 0.075 MG | 0.036 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.143 MG | 0.152 MG |
Niacin | 1.912 MG | 0.912 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.463 MG | 0.804 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.287 MG | 0.336 MG |
Folate | 89 UG | 109 UG |
Rosemary is an excellent source of calcium and it has 23 times more calcium than avocado - avocado has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and rosemary has 317mg of calcium.
Rosemary is an excellent source of iron and it has 990% more iron than avocado - avocado has 0.61mg of iron per 100 grams and rosemary has 6.7mg of iron.
Both avocado and rosemary are high in potassium. Rosemary has 32% more potassium than avocado - avocado has 507mg of potassium per 100 grams and rosemary has 668mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, rosemary has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than avocado per 100 grams.
Avocado | Rosemary | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.125 G | 0.414 G |
Total | 0.125 G | 0.414 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, avocado has more linoleic acid than rosemary per 100 grams.
Avocado | Rosemary | |
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linoleic acid | 1.674 G | 0.447 G |
other omega 6 | 0.015 G | ~ |
Total | 1.689 G | 0.447 G |
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.
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5% | Vitamin D | 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% | 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 | |||