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Broad beans vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and napa cabbage different?

  • Broad beans have more vitamin C, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium than napa cabbage.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for broad beans is 18% higher.
  • Broad beans contain 26 times more vitamin B1 than napa cabbage. While broad beans contain 0.128mg of vitamin B1, napa cabbage contains only 0.005mg.
  • Napa cabbage has a lower glycemic index (32) than broad beans (79).

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cabbage, napa, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +287.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.8%
Contains more IronIron +102.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +235.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +284.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +518.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~13µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 19.8mg 3.2mg 18%
Fiber 3.6g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.005mg 10%
Iron 1.5mg 0.74mg 10%
Phosphorus 73mg 19mg 8%
Protein 4.8g 1.1g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.466mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.025mg 5%
Magnesium 31mg 8mg 5%
Folate 58µg 43µg 4%
Copper 0.06mg 0.096mg 4%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.203mg 3%
Calories 62kcal 12kcal 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.14mg 3%
Potassium 193mg 87mg 3%
Carbs 10.1g 2.23g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.037mg 1%
Sodium 41mg 11mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.17g 1%
Saturated fat 0.142g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.035mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 29mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 6.5g 2.23g N/A
Vitamin A 14µg 13µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +336.4%
Contains more FatsFats +194.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +352.9%
Contains more OtherOther +429.4%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/nutrients
  2. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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