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Cabbage vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cabbage and ginger

  • Cabbage is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate, yet ginger is higher in copper, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Cabbage covers your daily vitamin K needs 63% more than ginger.
  • Cabbage contains 7 times more vitamin C than ginger. While cabbage contains 36.6mg of vitamin C, ginger contains only 5mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cabbage, raw and Ginger root, 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%
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.1%
Contains more IronIron +27.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1089.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +632%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +75900%
Contains more FolateFolate +290.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +220.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29%
Contains more CholineCholine +169.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.203mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 0.1µg 63%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 5mg 35%
Copper 0.019mg 0.226mg 23%
Folate 43µg 11µg 8%
Magnesium 12mg 43mg 7%
Potassium 170mg 415mg 7%
Carbs 5.8g 17.77g 4%
Calories 25kcal 80kcal 3%
Choline 10.7mg 28.8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.16mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.75mg 3%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.229mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.025mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Iron 0.47mg 0.6mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2g 2%
Calcium 40mg 16mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.154g 1%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.203g 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 34mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.34mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.75g 1%
Protein 1.28g 1.82g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.26mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.3g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 3.2g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 18mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.034mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.203mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.2%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206.4%
Contains more OtherOther +20.3%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +805.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +805.9%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.