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Cabbage vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cabbage and yam

  • Cabbage has more vitamin K and vitamin C; however, yam is richer in potassium, copper, vitamin B6, manganese, and fiber.
  • Cabbage covers your daily vitamin K needs 61% more than yam.
  • Yam has 2 times less calcium than cabbage. Cabbage has 40mg of calcium, while yam has 17mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, raw and Yam, 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%
Yam
Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +380%
Contains more IronIron +14.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +836.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +148.1%
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%
Yam
Yam
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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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +114%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3204.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +87%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Yam DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 2.3µg 61%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 17.1mg 22%
Potassium 170mg 816mg 19%
Copper 0.019mg 0.178mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.293mg 13%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.397mg 10%
Carbs 5.8g 27.88g 7%
Fiber 2.5g 4.1g 6%
Calories 25kcal 118kcal 5%
Folate 43µg 23µg 5%
Phosphorus 26mg 55mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.112mg 4%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Magnesium 12mg 21mg 2%
Calcium 40mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.552mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.314mg 2%
Iron 0.47mg 0.54mg 1%
Choline 10.7mg 16.5mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.24mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.35mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.28g 1.53g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.032mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 3.2g 0.5g N/A
Sodium 18mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.034mg 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
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more WaterWater +32.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.5%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +380.7%
Contains more OtherOther +28.1%

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
Yam
Yam
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31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +347.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.037g

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. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.