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Broccoli vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between broccoli and red cabbage

  • Broccoli has more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B5, and phosphorus; however, red cabbage is richer in vitamin A.
  • Broccoli's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 53% more.
  • Broccoli contains 7 times more vitamin E than red cabbage. Broccoli contains 0.78mg of vitamin E, while red cabbage contains 0.11mg.
  • Broccoli contains less sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Broccoli, raw and Cabbage, red, raw.

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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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.7%
~equal in Calcium ~45mg
~equal in Iron ~0.8mg

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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +609.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +289.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~17.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Red cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 101.6µg 38.2µg 53%
Vitamin C 89.2mg 57mg 36%
Folate 63µg 18µg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.147mg 9%
Phosphorus 66mg 30mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.017mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.069mg 4%
Vitamin A 31µg 56µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.209mg 3%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.6µg 3%
Protein 2.82g 1.43g 3%
Potassium 316mg 243mg 2%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.22mg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 2.1g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.418mg 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1.48g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.064mg 1%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.243mg 1%
Iron 0.73mg 0.8mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 16mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.16g 0%
Carbs 6.64g 7.37g 0%
Net carbs 4.04g 5.27g N/A
Calcium 47mg 45mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 3.83g N/A
Sodium 33mg 27mg 0%
Choline 18.7mg 17.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.012g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0.08g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0.024mg 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
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.2%
Contains more FatsFats +131.3%
Contains more OtherOther +33.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11%
~equal in Water ~90.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +110.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.012g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 40% 12% 12%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.49 g
Fructose: 0.68 g
Lactose: 0.21 g
Maltose: 0.21 g
Galactose: 0 g
16% 46% 39%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 1.74 g
Fructose: 1.48 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +500%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +255.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +117.6%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/nutrients

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

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