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Chinese cabbage vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Chinese cabbage and longan different?

  • Chinese cabbage is richer in calcium and iron, while longan is higher in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 43% more than Chinese cabbage.
  • Chinese cabbage contains 105 times more calcium than longan. Chinese cabbage contains 105mg of calcium, while longan contains 1mg.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index (45) than Chinese cabbage (32).

Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Longans, raw types were used in this article.

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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%
Longan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10400%
Contains more IronIron +515.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +704.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Potassium ~266mg

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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 84mg 43%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Vitamin A 223µg 25%
Folate 66µg 17%
Copper 0.021mg 0.169mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 15%
Calcium 105mg 1mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.13mg 8%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.052mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.14mg 5%
Carbs 2.18g 15.14g 4%
Sodium 65mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 21mg 2%
Calories 13kcal 60kcal 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.05mg 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.31g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 14.04g N/A
Potassium 252mg 266mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Fiber 1g 1.1g 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.012mg 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
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +594.5%

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.