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Chinese cabbage vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Chinese cabbage and sweet and sour?

  • Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, vitamin B6, calcium, and iron, yet sweet, and sour is richer in manganese and copper.
  • Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 89% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage has 228 times more vitamin K than sweet and sour. Chinese cabbage has 45.5µg of vitamin K, while sweet, and sour has 0.2µg.
  • Chinese cabbage contains less sodium.
  • Chinese cabbage has a lower glycemic index than sweet and sour.

We used Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.5%
Contains more IronIron +281%
Contains more ZincZinc +111.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +428.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +276.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +378.6%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +417.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +266%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22650%
Contains more FolateFolate +725%
Contains more CholineCholine +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.093mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 8.7mg 40%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 0.2µg 38%
Manganese 0.159mg 0.761mg 26%
Vitamin A 223µg 1µg 25%
Folate 66µg 8µg 15%
Sodium 65mg 371mg 13%
Carbs 2.18g 38.22g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.053mg 11%
Calcium 105mg 10mg 10%
Calories 13kcal 150kcal 7%
Iron 0.8mg 0.21mg 7%
Copper 0.021mg 0.079mg 6%
Potassium 252mg 99mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.019mg 4%
Fiber 1g 0.1g 4%
Phosphorus 37mg 7mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.187mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.27g 2%
Choline 6.4mg 2.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.01mg 1%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.09mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 1.18g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 18.75g N/A
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.093mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +455.6%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more WaterWater +58.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1653.2%
Contains more OtherOther +52.5%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.