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Chinese cabbage vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Chinese cabbage and salsa

  • Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and calcium, yet salsa is richer in iron and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for Chinese cabbage is 78% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage contains 11 times more vitamin C than salsa. Chinese cabbage contains 45mg of vitamin C, while salsa contains 4mg.
  • Chinese cabbage contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +775%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more IronIron +180%
Contains more CopperCopper +357.1%
~equal in Potassium ~270mg

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1025%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +696.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +247.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +116%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 4mg 46%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Vitamin A 223µg 28µg 22%
Iron 0.8mg 2.24mg 18%
Sodium 65mg 430mg 16%
Folate 66µg 19µg 12%
Calcium 105mg 12mg 9%
Copper 0.021mg 0.096mg 8%
Manganese 0.159mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 1.08mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.149mg 3%
Fiber 1g 1.4g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 2%
Carbs 2.18g 7g 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Calories 13kcal 36kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Phosphorus 37mg 30mg 1%
Potassium 252mg 270mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 16mg 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.5g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.17mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.107g 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%

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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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +221.1%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Protein ~1.5g
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~89.7g

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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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.029g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.016g

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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

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.