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Cabbage vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cabbage and lentil different?

  • Cabbage is higher in vitamin K and vitamin C; however, lentil is richer in iron, folate, copper, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for cabbage is 62% higher.
  • Cabbage contains 24 times more vitamin C than lentil. While cabbage contains 36.6mg of vitamin C, lentil contains only 1.5mg.

Cabbage, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties 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%
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.1%
Contains more IronIron +608.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1221.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +605.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +592.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +208.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +833.3%

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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2340%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4370.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +177%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +353%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +320.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +205.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 1.7µg 62%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 1.5mg 39%
Iron 0.47mg 3.33mg 36%
Folate 43µg 181µg 35%
Copper 0.019mg 0.251mg 26%
Fiber 2.5g 7.9g 22%
Phosphorus 26mg 180mg 22%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.494mg 15%
Protein 1.28g 9.02g 15%
Zinc 0.18mg 1.27mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.169mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.638mg 9%
Magnesium 12mg 36mg 6%
Potassium 170mg 369mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 1.06mg 5%
Selenium 0.3µg 2.8µg 5%
Calories 25kcal 116kcal 5%
Carbs 5.8g 20.13g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.178mg 4%
Choline 10.7mg 32.7mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.073mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Calcium 40mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 18mg 2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.175g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 3.2g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +32.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +604.7%
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +247.1%
Contains more OtherOther +29.7%

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
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +929.4%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.