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Chinese cabbage vs. Lotus root — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Chinese cabbage and lotus root

  • Chinese cabbage has more vitamin A, folate, and calcium; however, lotus root is richer in copper, fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B5.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily vitamin A needs 89% more than lotus root.
  • Lotus root has 5 times less folate than Chinese cabbage. Chinese cabbage has 66µg of folate, while lotus root has 13µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Lotus 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 14% 49% 44% 86% 11% 43% 5.2% 34% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.6%
Contains more IronIron +45%
Contains more CopperCopper +1123.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +64.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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 147% 0% 0% 0% 40% 51% 7.5% 23% 60% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +407.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +328.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33%
~equal in Vitamin C ~44mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Lotus root DV% diff.
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Copper 0.021mg 0.257mg 26%
Vitamin A 223µg 0µg 25%
Fiber 1g 4.9g 16%
Folate 66µg 13µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.22mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.16mg 10%
Potassium 252mg 556mg 9%
Phosphorus 37mg 100mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.377mg 6%
Calcium 105mg 45mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.258mg 5%
Carbs 2.18g 17.23g 5%
Iron 0.8mg 1.16mg 5%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.261mg 4%
Calories 13kcal 74kcal 3%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.39mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 2.6g 2%
Sodium 65mg 40mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.02g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.4mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin C 45mg 44mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 12.33g N/A
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.051mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.055mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.038mg 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
3% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 17.23 g
Water: 79.1 g
Other: 0.97 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +20.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +690.4%
Contains more OtherOther +21.3%

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
43% 29% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.02 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +380%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.3%

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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. Lotus root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169250/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.