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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.
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 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
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.
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 31% 7.7% 0% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3% 4%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Nopales 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
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
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
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.018g

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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. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/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.