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Cabbage vs. Chard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cabbage and chard?

  • Cabbage is higher in vitamin C and folate; however, chard is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, magnesium, copper, vitamin E, potassium, and manganese.
  • Chard's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 209% more.
  • Chard contains 5 times less folate than cabbage. Cabbage contains 43µg of folate, while chard contains 9µg.

We used Cabbage, raw and Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Chard
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +616.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +222.9%
Contains more IronIron +380.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +757.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
Chard
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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 60% 102% 38% 0% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +377.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6020%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +330.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +168.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Chard DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 327.3µg 209%
Vitamin A 5µg 306µg 33%
Iron 0.47mg 2.26mg 22%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 18mg 21%
Magnesium 12mg 86mg 18%
Copper 0.019mg 0.163mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1.89mg 12%
Potassium 170mg 549mg 11%
Folate 43µg 9µg 9%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.334mg 8%
Sodium 18mg 179mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.086mg 4%
Choline 10.7mg 28.7mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.085mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.034mg 2%
Calcium 40mg 58mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.1g 2%
Phosphorus 26mg 33mg 1%
Carbs 5.8g 4.13g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Protein 1.28g 1.88g 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.33mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.36mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.163mg 1%
Calories 25kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 2.03g N/A
Sugar 3.2g 1.1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.028g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.135mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.114mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Chard
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2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.9%
Contains more OtherOther +96.9%
~equal in Water ~92.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Chard
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21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.7%
~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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/nutrients
  2. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/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.