Buckwheat vs. Savoy cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between buckwheat and savoy cabbage

Buckwheat has more manganese, copper, and magnesium; however, savoy cabbage has more vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for savoy cabbage is 56% higher.
Savoy cabbage has 3 times less vitamin B3 than buckwheat. Buckwheat has 0.94mg of vitamin B3, while savoy cabbage has 0.3mg.
Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index than savoy cabbage.

Food types used in this article are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Cabbage, savoy, 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.

Buckwheat

Savoy cabbage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.1%
Contains more IronIron	+100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+135.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+125.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+123.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+144.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+161.4%

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.

Buckwheat

Savoy cabbage

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92%
Contains more CholineCholine	+63.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3521.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+471.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	1.9µg	68.8µg	56%
Vitamin C	0mg	31mg	34%
Folate	14µg	80µg	17%
Manganese	0.403mg	0.18mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.19mg	9%
Copper	0.146mg	0.062mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	50µg	6%
Carbs	19.94g	6.1g	5%
Magnesium	51mg	28mg	5%
Iron	0.8mg	0.4mg	5%
Potassium	88mg	230mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.94mg	0.3mg	4%
Phosphorus	70mg	42mg	4%
Calories	92kcal	27kcal	3%
Vitamin B5	0.359mg	0.187mg	3%
Protein	3.38g	2g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.07mg	3%
Zinc	0.61mg	0.27mg	3%
Calcium	7mg	35mg	3%
Selenium	2.2µg	0.9µg	2%
Fiber	2.7g	3.1g	2%
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.17mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.188g	0.049g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.039mg	0.03mg	1%
Fats	0.62g	0.1g	1%
Choline	20.1mg	12.3mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.134g	0.013g	1%
Sodium	4mg	28mg	1%
Net carbs	17.24g	3g	N/A
Sugar	0.9g	2.27g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.188g	0.007g	0%
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.02mg	0%
Threonine	0.129mg	0.069mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.127mg	0.101mg	0%
Leucine	0.212mg	0.103mg	0%
Lysine	0.172mg	0.094mg	0%
Methionine	0.044mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.064mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.085mg	0%
Histidine	0.079mg	0.041mg	0%
Fructose	0.1g		0%