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Chinese cabbage vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Chinese cabbage and onions different?

  • Chinese cabbage is higher than onions in vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, calcium, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin C 42% more than onions.
  • Chinese cabbage has a higher glycemic index (32) than onions (15).

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

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
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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% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +356.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.6%
Contains more IronIron +281%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
~equal in Selenium ~0.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 150% 0% 74% 1.8% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 25% 0% 0% 0.4% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +508.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +331%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11275%
Contains more FolateFolate +247.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 7.4mg 42%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 0.4µg 38%
Vitamin A 223µg 0µg 25%
Folate 66µg 19µg 12%
Calcium 105mg 23mg 8%
Iron 0.8mg 0.21mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.12mg 6%
Potassium 252mg 146mg 3%
Fiber 1g 1.7g 3%
Sodium 65mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.027mg 3%
Carbs 2.18g 9.34g 2%
Magnesium 19mg 10mg 2%
Copper 0.021mg 0.039mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.116mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Calories 13kcal 40kcal 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.1g 1%
Phosphorus 37mg 29mg 1%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.129mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.046mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.123mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.017g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 12g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 87kcal 364kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 769g 250g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 4.24g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.02mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.014mg 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +328.4%
~equal in Water ~89.11g

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
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +464.7%

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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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.