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Chinese cabbage vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Chinese cabbage and wheat gluten different?

  • Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, and vitamin B6, while wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, and zinc.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin A, 89% more than wheat gluten.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index (64) than Chinese cabbage (32).

Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Vital wheat gluten types were used in this article.

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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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.2%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +766.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +347.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +602.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7840%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cabbage Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 1.5g 75.16g 147%
Selenium 0.5µg 39.7µg 71%
Iron 0.8mg 5.2mg 55%
Vitamin C 45mg 0mg 50%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 0µg 38%
Phosphorus 37mg 260mg 32%
Vitamin A 223µg 0µg 25%
Copper 0.021mg 0.182mg 18%
Calories 13kcal 370kcal 18%
Folate 66µg 0µg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 0mg 15%
Manganese 0.159mg 7%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.85mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 0.81g 5%
Potassium 252mg 100mg 4%
Calcium 105mg 142mg 4%
Carbs 2.18g 13.79g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.85g 3%
Fiber 1g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 65mg 29mg 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.272g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 1.18g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.156g 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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +1062.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4910.7%
Contains more FatsFats +825%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +532.6%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +940%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +743.8%

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.