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Chinese cabbage vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Chinese cabbage and lentil?

  • Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K, yet lentil is richer in iron, folate, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin B5.
  • Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 89% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage has 30 times more vitamin C than lentil. Chinese cabbage has 45mg of vitamin C, while lentil has 1.5mg.

We used Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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%
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +452.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +89.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.4%
Contains more IronIron +316.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1095.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +568.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +386.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +210.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +460%

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%
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2576.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +322.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +625%
Contains more FolateFolate +174.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +410.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.178mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 1.5mg 48%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 1.7µg 37%
Iron 0.8mg 3.33mg 32%
Folate 66µg 181µg 29%
Fiber 1g 7.9g 28%
Copper 0.021mg 0.251mg 26%
Vitamin A 223µg 0µg 25%
Phosphorus 37mg 180mg 20%
Protein 1.5g 9.02g 15%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.494mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.169mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.638mg 11%
Zinc 0.19mg 1.27mg 10%
Calcium 105mg 19mg 9%
Carbs 2.18g 20.13g 6%
Choline 6.4mg 32.7mg 5%
Calories 13kcal 116kcal 5%
Selenium 0.5µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 1.06mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 36mg 4%
Potassium 252mg 369mg 3%
Sodium 65mg 2mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.175g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.178mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.073mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +36.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +501.3%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +823.4%
~equal in Other ~0.83g

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
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +326.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +82.3%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.