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Cabbage vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cabbage and asparagus

  • Cabbage has more vitamin C and vitamin K; however, asparagus is richer in iron, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin E.
  • Cabbage covers your daily vitamin C needs 34% more than asparagus.
  • Asparagus has 2 times less vitamin K than cabbage. Cabbage has 76µg of vitamin K, while asparagus has 41.6µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, raw and Asparagus, raw.

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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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.8%
Contains more IronIron +355.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +894.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +666.7%
~equal in Manganese ~0.158mg

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +553.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +82.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +660%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +653.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +134.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +317.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +20.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +49.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Asparagus DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36.6mg 5.6mg 34%
Vitamin K 76µg 41.6µg 29%
Iron 0.47mg 2.14mg 21%
Copper 0.019mg 0.189mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.141mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1.13mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.143mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.978mg 5%
Selenium 0.3µg 2.3µg 4%
Phosphorus 26mg 52mg 4%
Vitamin A 5µg 38µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.091mg 3%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.54mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 24mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.1g 2%
Folate 43µg 52µg 2%
Protein 1.28g 2.2g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.274mg 1%
Choline 10.7mg 16mg 1%
Fructose 1.45g 1g 1%
Sodium 18mg 2mg 1%
Potassium 170mg 202mg 1%
Carbs 5.8g 3.88g 1%
Calories 25kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 1.78g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 3.2g 1.88g N/A
Manganese 0.16mg 0.158mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.049mg 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
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.9%
Contains more FatsFats +20%
~equal in Water ~93.22g
~equal in Other ~0.58g

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
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 52% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 1.67 g
Fructose: 1.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
12% 35% 53%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.23 g
Glucose: 0.65 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +156.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +45%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +187.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/nutrients

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

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