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Cabbage vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cabbage and couscous different?

  • Cabbage has more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B6; however, couscous is richer in selenium.
  • Cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin K, 63% more than couscous.

Cabbage, raw and Couscous, cooked 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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +193.1%
Contains more IronIron +23.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9066.7%

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%
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% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +75900%
Contains more FolateFolate +186.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +224.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +320.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.063mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Couscous DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 0.1µg 63%
Selenium 0.3µg 27.5µg 49%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 0mg 41%
Folate 43µg 15µg 7%
Carbs 5.8g 23.22g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.051mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.983mg 5%
Protein 1.28g 3.79g 5%
Calories 25kcal 112kcal 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.4g 4%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.084mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 8mg 3%
Potassium 170mg 58mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.371mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Copper 0.019mg 0.041mg 2%
Sodium 18mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 22mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.26mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.027mg 1%
Iron 0.47mg 0.38mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Choline 10.7mg 3.3mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.16g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 3.2g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.063mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.077mg 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
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more WaterWater +27%
Contains more OtherOther +146.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +196.1%
Contains more FatsFats +60%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +300.3%

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
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +276.5%

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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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/nutrients
  2. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.