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Chinese cabbage vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Chinese cabbage and ginger

  • Chinese cabbage has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, and calcium; however, ginger has more copper and magnesium.
  • Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 89% more.
  • Chinese cabbage has 455 times more vitamin K than ginger. Chinese cabbage has 45.5µg of vitamin K, while ginger has 0.1µg.
  • Chinese cabbage has a higher glycemic index than ginger.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Ginger root, 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%
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +556.3%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +976.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Phosphorus ~34mg

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%
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +45400%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 5mg 44%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 0.1µg 38%
Vitamin A 223µg 0µg 25%
Copper 0.021mg 0.226mg 23%
Folate 66µg 11µg 14%
Calcium 105mg 16mg 9%
Magnesium 19mg 43mg 6%
Carbs 2.18g 17.77g 5%
Potassium 252mg 415mg 5%
Choline 6.4mg 28.8mg 4%
Fiber 1g 2g 4%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.229mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.16mg 3%
Calories 13kcal 80kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.034mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 0.6mg 3%
Sodium 65mg 13mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.203mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.75mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.203g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.025mg 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.82g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.26mg 1%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.34mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.75g 1%
Net carbs 1.18g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 1.7g N/A
Phosphorus 37mg 34mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.3%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +715.1%
~equal in Other ~0.77g

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +926.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.4%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.