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Chinese cabbage vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Chinese cabbage and spirulina

  • Chinese cabbage has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, vitamin B6, and calcium; however, spirulina has more copper, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 88% more.
  • Chinese cabbage has 50 times more vitamin C than spirulina. Chinese cabbage has 45mg of vitamin C, while spirulina has 0.9mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Seaweed, spirulina, 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 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +775%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.7%
Contains more IronIron +248.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2742.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 3% 1% 9.8% 0% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +470.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1720%
Contains more FolateFolate +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +444.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +455%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +388.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +269.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Spirulina DV% diff.
Copper 0.021mg 0.597mg 64%
Vitamin C 45mg 0.9mg 49%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 2.5µg 36%
Iron 0.8mg 2.79mg 25%
Vitamin A 223µg 3µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.342mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.222mg 15%
Folate 66µg 9µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.034mg 12%
Calcium 105mg 12mg 9%
Protein 1.5g 5.92g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.325mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 1.196mg 4%
Phosphorus 37mg 11mg 4%
Potassium 252mg 127mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.49mg 3%
Fiber 1g 0.4g 2%
Calories 13kcal 26kcal 1%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.186mg 1%
Sodium 65mg 98mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.39g 0%
Carbs 2.18g 2.42g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 2.02g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g 0.3g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.2mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 6.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.135g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.034g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.106g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.331mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.312mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.118mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.286mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.362mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.112mg 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
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +294.7%
Contains more FatsFats +95%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11%
~equal in Water ~90.67g

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
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +126.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10.4%

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.