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Chinese cabbage vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between Chinese cabbage and beans

  • Chinese cabbage is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, and folate, yet beans are higher in copper, fiber, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily vitamin A needs 87% more than beans.
  • Chinese cabbage contains 57 times more vitamin K than beans. While Chinese cabbage contains 45.5µg of vitamin K, beans contain only 0.8µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110%
Contains more IronIron +175.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +881%
Contains more ZincZinc +636.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +181.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%

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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1351.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5587.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more CholineCholine +381.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 3.1mg 47%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 0.8µg 37%
Vitamin A 223µg 5µg 24%
Copper 0.021mg 0.206mg 21%
Fiber 1g 5.5g 18%
Folate 66µg 24µg 11%
Zinc 0.19mg 1.4mg 11%
Phosphorus 37mg 104mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.15mg 9%
Protein 1.5g 4.8g 7%
Selenium 0.5µg 4.5µg 7%
Manganese 0.159mg 7%
Carbs 2.18g 20.49g 6%
Calcium 105mg 50mg 6%
Iron 0.8mg 0.29mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.13mg 5%
Calories 13kcal 105kcal 5%
Choline 6.4mg 30.8mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 32mg 3%
Sodium 65mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.172g 1%
Potassium 252mg 296mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.06mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 7.78g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.43mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +31.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +220%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +839.9%
Contains more OtherOther +113.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.096 g
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +133.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.2%

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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. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.