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Broccoli vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between broccoli and napa cabbage

  • Broccoli is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B2, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, while napa cabbage is higher in copper.
  • Broccoli covers your daily vitamin C needs 96% more than napa cabbage.
  • Broccoli has 16 times more vitamin B5 than napa cabbage. Broccoli has 0.573mg of vitamin B5, while napa cabbage has 0.035mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Broccoli, 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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
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 +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +263.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +192.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +247.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +525%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.74mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.203mg

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
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 +2687.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +368%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1537.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 89.2mg 3.2mg 96%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 85%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.035mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.037mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Potassium 316mg 87mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.025mg 7%
Phosphorus 66mg 19mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.005mg 6%
Copper 0.049mg 0.096mg 5%
Folate 63µg 43µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 5%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.4µg 4%
Protein 2.82g 1.1g 3%
Magnesium 21mg 8mg 3%
Choline 18.7mg 3%
Calcium 47mg 29mg 2%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.14mg 2%
Vitamin A 31µg 13µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.466mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 12kcal 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Sodium 33mg 11mg 1%
Carbs 6.64g 2.23g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 4.04g 2.23g N/A
Iron 0.73mg 0.74mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Manganese 0.21mg 0.203mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 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 +156.4%
Contains more FatsFats +117.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.8%
Contains more OtherOther +411.8%
~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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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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