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Chinese cabbage vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between Chinese cabbage and jalapeño

  • Chinese cabbage is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, folate, calcium, and iron, yet jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily vitamin C needs 82% more than Chinese cabbage.
  • Chinese cabbage contains 9 times more calcium than jalapeño. While Chinese cabbage contains 105mg of calcium, jalapeño contains only 12mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Peppers, jalapeno, 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 11% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +775%
Contains more IronIron +220%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +119%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
~equal in Potassium ~248mg

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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +313%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +145.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3877.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +258%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 118.6mg 82%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 18.5µg 23%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 3.58mg 23%
Vitamin A 223µg 54µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.419mg 17%
Folate 66µg 27µg 10%
Calcium 105mg 12mg 9%
Iron 0.8mg 0.25mg 7%
Fiber 1g 2.8g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 1.28mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.315mg 5%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.097mg 3%
Copper 0.021mg 0.046mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Sodium 65mg 3mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 26mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.91g 1%
Calories 13kcal 29kcal 1%
Magnesium 19mg 15mg 1%
Carbs 2.18g 6.5g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 3.7g N/A
Potassium 252mg 248mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g 4.12g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.14mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.07mg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 7.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.029g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.112g 0%
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 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g 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
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +64.8%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +198.2%
~equal in Water ~91.69g

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
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.7%

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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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/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.