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Chinese cabbage vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Chinese cabbage and corn

  • Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, and calcium, yet corn is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for Chinese cabbage is 84% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage contains 114 times more vitamin K than corn. Chinese cabbage contains 45.5µg of vitamin K, while corn contains 0.4µg.
  • Chinese cabbage has a lower glycemic index than corn.

Food types used in this article are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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%
Corn
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.6%
Contains more IronIron +77.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +226.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
~equal in Manganese ~0.167mg

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 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +718.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1615.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11275%
Contains more FolateFolate +187%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +236.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +354.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Corn DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 5.5mg 44%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 0.4µg 38%
Vitamin A 223µg 13µg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.792mg 14%
Folate 66µg 23µg 11%
Calcium 105mg 3mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 1.683mg 7%
Phosphorus 37mg 77mg 6%
Carbs 2.18g 20.98g 6%
Fiber 1g 2.4g 6%
Calories 13kcal 96kcal 4%
Choline 6.4mg 29.1mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.139mg 4%
Protein 1.5g 3.41g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.093mg 4%
Iron 0.8mg 0.45mg 4%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.62mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.603g 3%
Sodium 65mg 1mg 3%
Copper 0.021mg 0.049mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 26mg 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.5g 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.374g 1%
Potassium 252mg 218mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.057mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.197g 1%
Net carbs 1.18g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 4.54g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.167mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.091mg 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
Corn
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3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.3%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +862.4%

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
Corn
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17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2393.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +528.1%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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