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Chinese cabbage vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between Chinese cabbage and eggplant

  • Chinese cabbage is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, calcium, vitamin B6, and iron, yet eggplant is higher in fiber and copper.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily vitamin A needs 89% more than eggplant.
  • Chinese cabbage contains 20 times more vitamin C than eggplant. While Chinese cabbage contains 45mg of vitamin C, eggplant contains only 2.2mg.
  • The amount of sugar in Chinese cabbage is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Eggplant, 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 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1066.7%
Contains more IronIron +247.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +285.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.9%
~equal in Potassium ~229mg

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%
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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1945.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +131%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1200%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +219.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.039mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 2.2mg 48%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 3.5µg 35%
Vitamin A 223µg 1µg 25%
Folate 66µg 22µg 11%
Calcium 105mg 9mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.084mg 8%
Fiber 1g 3g 8%
Iron 0.8mg 0.23mg 7%
Copper 0.021mg 0.081mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.281mg 4%
Sodium 65mg 2mg 3%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.232mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.037mg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 24mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.98g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.649mg 1%
Calories 13kcal 25kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.3mg 1%
Potassium 252mg 229mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 2.18g 5.88g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 3.53g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.16mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.039mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.034g 0%
Choline 6.4mg 6.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +53.1%
Contains more OtherOther +21.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.18g
~equal in Water ~92.3g

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.016g

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.