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Cereal vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cereal and cabbage?

  • Cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and manganese; however, cabbage is richer in vitamin K.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 519% more.
  • Cabbage contains 127 times less vitamin B3 than cereal. Cereal contains 29.62mg of vitamin B3, while cabbage contains 0.234mg.
  • Cabbage has less sodium.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cabbage, raw types in this article.

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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.
Cereal
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +7146.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +621.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +4122.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +196.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +393.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%

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.
Cereal
5
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16180%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10208.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9575%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12558.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4727.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~36.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.212mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.061mg 519%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.124mg 451%
Iron 34.06mg 0.47mg 420%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.04mg 295%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.234mg 184%
Vitamin A 814µg 5µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.18mg 67%
Vitamin K 0µg 76µg 63%
Sodium 795mg 18mg 34%
Carbs 86.85g 5.8g 27%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.16mg 27%
Calories 378kcal 25kcal 18%
Copper 0.137mg 0.019mg 13%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.3µg 11%
Folate 43µg 11%
Protein 6.06g 1.28g 10%
Phosphorus 77mg 26mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 2.5g 4%
Calcium 10mg 40mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.017g 2%
Magnesium 19mg 12mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 170mg 2%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 36.6mg 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.1g 2%
Fructose 0.26g 1.45g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.034g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 3.3g N/A
Sugar 10.35g 3.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.212mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +373.4%
Contains more FatsFats +980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1397.4%
Contains more OtherOther +248.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2338.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
2
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1982.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
2
94% 3% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 9.74 g
Glucose: 0.27 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.09 g
Galactose: 0 g
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
Contains more SucroseSucrose +12075%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +800%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +518.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +457.7%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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

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.