Lets compare vitamin content per 1 pound of Cardoon vs Broccoli:
Raw Broccoli contains more Vitamin A, 3.6 times more Vitamin B1, 3.9 times more Vitamin B2, 2.1 times more Vitamin B3, 1.7 times more Vitamin B5, 1.5 times more Vitamin B6 and 44.6 times more Vitamin C than Raw Cardoon.
Both Raw Cardoon and Raw Broccoli have similar amounts of Vitamin B9 per 1 lb.
Both Raw Cardoon as well as Raw Broccoli have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 1 lb.
Comparing minerals per 1 pound for Cardoon vs Broccoli:
Raw Cardoon has 1.5 times more Calcium, 4.7 times more Copper, 2 times more Magnesium, 1.2 times more Manganese, 1.3 times more Potassium and 5.2 times more Sodium than Raw Broccoli.
While Raw Broccoli contains 2.9 times more Phosphorus, 12.5 times more Selenium and 2.4 times more Zinc than Raw Cardoon.
Both Raw Cardoon and Raw Broccoli have similar amounts of Iron and Water per 1 lb.
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 1 pound:
Raw Broccoli contains 2 times more Energy, 1.6 times more Carbohydrate, 1.6 times more Fiber and 4 times more Protein than Raw Cardoon.
Both Raw Cardoon as well as Raw Broccoli have insufficient amounts of Fat, Omega 6, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 1 lb.