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Chinese cabbage vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Chinese cabbage and wheat

  • Chinese cabbage has more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 162% more.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index than Chinese cabbage.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Wheat, durum.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +657.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71%
Contains more IronIron +340%
Contains more CopperCopper +2533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2089.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1273%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1794.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17780%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +947.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1247.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +962.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.5µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0.159mg 3.012mg 124%
Phosphorus 37mg 508mg 67%
Copper 0.021mg 0.553mg 59%
Vitamin C 45mg 0mg 50%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 6.738mg 39%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Zinc 0.19mg 4.16mg 36%
Iron 0.8mg 3.52mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.419mg 32%
Magnesium 19mg 144mg 30%
Vitamin A 223µg 0µg 25%
Protein 1.5g 13.68g 24%
Carbs 2.18g 71.13g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0.419mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0.935mg 17%
Calories 13kcal 339kcal 16%
Calcium 105mg 34mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.978g 6%
Folate 66µg 43µg 6%
Potassium 252mg 431mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.121mg 4%
Sodium 65mg 2mg 3%
Fats 0.2g 2.47g 3%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.454g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.344g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 1.18g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +771.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +812%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3162.8%
Contains more OtherOther +122.5%

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2193.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +918.8%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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