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Chinese cabbage vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Chinese cabbage and daikon?

  • Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, and manganese, yet daikon is richer in copper.
  • Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 89% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage has 152 times more vitamin K than daikon. Chinese cabbage has 45.5µg of vitamin K, while daikon has 0.3µg.

We used Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Radishes, oriental, raw types in this comparison.

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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 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +288.9%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +318.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +447.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Potassium ~227mg

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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +104.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +321.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 45.5µg 0.3µg 38%
Vitamin C 45mg 22mg 26%
Vitamin A 223µg 0µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.046mg 11%
Folate 66µg 28µg 10%
Copper 0.021mg 0.115mg 10%
Calcium 105mg 27mg 8%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.038mg 5%
Iron 0.8mg 0.4mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.02mg 4%
Phosphorus 37mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.2mg 2%
Sodium 65mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.6g 2%
Fiber 1g 1.6g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.138mg 1%
Potassium 252mg 227mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 16mg 1%
Carbs 2.18g 4.1g 1%
Calories 13kcal 18kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.15mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 7.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +150%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +37.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +88.1%
~equal in Water ~94.62g

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
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.3%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.