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Chinese cabbage vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Chinese cabbage and margarine

  • Chinese cabbage has more vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B6, calcium, iron, and potassium; however, margarine is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
  • Margarine covers your daily need for saturated fat, 76% more than Chinese cabbage.
  • Chinese cabbage has 225 times more vitamin C than margarine. While Chinese cabbage has 45mg of vitamin C, margarine has only 0.2mg.
  • Chinese cabbage has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of Chinese cabbage is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1300%
Contains more IronIron +1233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +640%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2073.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2055.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +6500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +267.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +104.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +93.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Margarine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 24.302g 161%
Fats 0.2g 80.71g 124%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 38.877g 97%
Saturated fat 0.027g 15.189g 69%
Vitamin A 223µg 819µg 66%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 9mg 59%
Vitamin C 45mg 0.2mg 50%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 93µg 40%
Calories 13kcal 717kcal 35%
Folate 66µg 1µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.009mg 14%
Calcium 105mg 3mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.06mg 9%
Potassium 252mg 18mg 7%
Manganese 0.159mg 7%
Phosphorus 37mg 5mg 5%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.1µg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 3mg 4%
Protein 1.5g 0.16g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.023mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.037mg 3%
Sodium 65mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 2%
Zinc 0.19mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.021mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 12.4mg 1%
Carbs 2.18g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 0.7g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 14.89g N/A
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

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
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +837.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.4%
Contains more WaterWater +477%
Contains more FatsFats +40255%
Contains more OtherOther +138.8%

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
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +259080%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25214.6%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/nutrients

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

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