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Beetroot vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beetroot and napa cabbage

  • Beetroot is richer than napa cabbage in folate, potassium, and manganese.
  • Beetroot covers your daily folate needs 17% more than napa cabbage.
  • Beetroot has 4 times more potassium than napa cabbage. Beetroot has 325mg of potassium, while napa cabbage has 87mg.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index (64) than napa cabbage (32).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beets, raw and Cabbage, napa, cooked.

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
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 +187.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +273.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +28%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.9%
~equal in Iron ~0.74mg

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82%
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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +53.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +520%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +153.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Folate 109µg 43µg 17%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Potassium 325mg 87mg 7%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.203mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Phosphorus 40mg 19mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 11mg 3%
Calories 43kcal 12kcal 2%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 3.2mg 2%
Carbs 9.56g 2.23g 2%
Copper 0.075mg 0.096mg 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.14mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.037mg 2%
Protein 1.61g 1.1g 1%
Calcium 16mg 29mg 1%
Iron 0.8mg 0.74mg 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 13µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.466mg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 6.76g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 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 +46.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +328.7%
Contains more OtherOther +535.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.17g
~equal in Water ~96.33g

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.