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Cabbage vs. Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cabbage and spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt

  • Cabbage is higher in vitamin C, yet spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin E, folate, iron, magnesium, and copper.
  • Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt covers your daily vitamin K needs 387% more than cabbage.
  • Cabbage contains 17 times more vitamin C than spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt. While cabbage contains 36.6mg of vitamin C, spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt contains only 2.2mg.
  • The amount of sodium in cabbage is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cabbage, raw and Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt.

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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 59% 46% 27% 74% 54% 13% 21% 42% 94% 30%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +583.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +282.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.6%
Contains more IronIron +317%
Contains more CopperCopper +747.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +172.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +348.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1733.3%

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 7.3% 201% 71% 0% 20% 41% 8.2% 4.5% 31% 0% 1352% 91% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1563.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11960%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +611.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +181.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +131.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.136mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 540.7µg 387%
Vitamin A 5µg 603µg 66%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 2.2mg 38%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.717mg 24%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 3.54mg 23%
Folate 43µg 121µg 20%
Iron 0.47mg 1.96mg 19%
Magnesium 12mg 82mg 17%
Copper 0.019mg 0.161mg 16%
Sodium 18mg 322mg 13%
Calcium 40mg 153mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.176mg 10%
Selenium 0.3µg 5.5µg 9%
Protein 1.28g 4.01g 5%
Fiber 2.5g 3.7g 5%
Potassium 170mg 302mg 4%
Phosphorus 26mg 50mg 3%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.49mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.075mg 3%
Choline 10.7mg 24.8mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 0.09g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.136mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.078mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.439mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.87g 1%
Calories 25kcal 34kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 1.1g N/A
Carbs 5.8g 4.8g 0%
Sugar 3.2g 0.51g N/A
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.086g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.101mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.128mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.205mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.256mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.211mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.181mg 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
4% 5% 89%
Protein: 4.01 g
Fats: 0.87 g
Carbs: 4.8 g
Water: 88.94 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +213.3%
Contains more FatsFats +770%
Contains more OtherOther +115.6%
~equal in Water ~88.94g

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
30% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.086 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +405.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.036g

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
42% 40% 18%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.21 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +735%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1511.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +162.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170124/nutrients

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

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