First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Spinach | Nopales |
Nutrient | spinach | nopales |
Protein | 25g | 17g |
Carbohydrate | 32g | 42g |
Fiber | 19g | 28g |
Fat | 3g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | spinach | nopales |
Choline | 37% | 21% |
Vitamin A | 653% | 46% |
Vitamin C | 326% | 155% |
Vitamin E | 147% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 5249% | 83% |
Spinach have significantly more Vitamins A, E, C, K than nopales. Spinach are a great source of Thiamin, Niacin, Zinc, Phosphorus. Spinach are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron. Nopales are a good source of Zinc, Phosphorus. Nopales are a great source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium. Nopales are an excellent source of Vitamin C, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | spinach | nopales |
Vitamin B1 | 68% | 15% |
Vitamin B2 | 149% | 47% |
Vitamin B3 | 53% | 43% |
Vitamin B5 | 11% | 42% |
Vitamin B6 | 154% | 80% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | spinach | nopales |
Sodium | 46% | 18% |
Potasium | 139% | 92% |
Calcium | 172% | 410% |
Magnesium | 196% | 186% |
Phosphorus | 73% | 34% |
Iron | 393% | 123% |
Manganese | 339% | 248% |
Selenium | 19% | 19% |
Copper | 113% | 65% |
Zinc | 49% | 33% |