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Cabbage vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cabbage and wheat

  • Cabbage is higher in vitamin C, yet wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 162% more than cabbage.

Food varieties used in this article are Cabbage, raw and Wheat, durum.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.5%
Contains more IronIron +648.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2810.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2211.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1853.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1782.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29700%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +586.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +202.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2779.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +341%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +237.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~43µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.3µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0.16mg 3.012mg 124%
Phosphorus 26mg 508mg 69%
Vitamin K 76µg 63%
Copper 0.019mg 0.553mg 59%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 0mg 41%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 6.738mg 41%
Iron 0.47mg 3.52mg 38%
Zinc 0.18mg 4.16mg 36%
Magnesium 12mg 144mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.419mg 30%
Protein 1.28g 13.68g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.419mg 23%
Carbs 5.8g 71.13g 22%
Calories 25kcal 339kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.935mg 14%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Potassium 170mg 431mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.978g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.121mg 6%
Fats 0.1g 2.47g 4%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.454g 2%
Sodium 18mg 2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.344g 1%
Calcium 40mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.3g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 3.2g N/A
Folate 43µg 43µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +742.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +968.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1126.4%
Contains more OtherOther +178.1%

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1923.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5652.9%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.