Cabbage vs. Nopales — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between cabbage and nopales
- Cabbage has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate; however, nopales have more manganese, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin A.
- Cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 59% more.
- Cabbage has 14 times more folate than nopales. Cabbage has 43µg of folate, while nopales have 3µg.
- Nopales are lower in sugar.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Cabbage, raw and Nopales, 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.
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +62.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -14.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +333.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +310% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +51.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +25.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +173.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +38.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +185.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +293.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +408.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +26.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +77.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1334% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1333.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +46.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +360% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +75.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 76µg | 5.3µg | 59% |
Vitamin C | 36.6mg | 9.3mg | 30% |
Manganese | 0.16mg | 0.457mg | 13% |
Calcium | 40mg | 164mg | 12% |
Folate | 43µg | 3µg | 10% |
Magnesium | 12mg | 52mg | 10% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.061mg | 0.012mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.019mg | 0.052mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.124mg | 0.07mg | 4% |
Potassium | 170mg | 257mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 5µg | 23µg | 2% |
Fructose | 1.45g | 2% | |
Iron | 0.47mg | 0.59mg | 2% |
Fiber | 2.5g | 2.2g | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.234mg | 0.41mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 26mg | 16mg | 1% |
Choline | 10.7mg | 7.3mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.18mg | 0.25mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.15mg | 0mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.3µg | 0.7µg | 1% |
Carbs | 5.8g | 3.33g | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.212mg | 0.167mg | 1% |
Calories | 25kcal | 16kcal | 0% |
Protein | 1.28g | 1.32g | 0% |
Fats | 0.1g | 0.09g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.3g | 1.13g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.2g | 1.15g | N/A |
Sodium | 18mg | 21mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.041mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.034g | 0.016g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.017g | 0.018g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.017g | 0.05g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.011mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.035mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.03mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.041mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.044mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.012mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.032mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.042mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.022mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +74.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +78.1% |
~equal in
Protein
~1.32g
~equal in
Fats
~0.09g
~equal in
Water
~94.12g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -52.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +194.1% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.018g