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Chard vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chard and cabbage?

  • Chard is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, magnesium, copper, vitamin E, potassium, and manganese; however, cabbage is richer in vitamin C and folate.
  • Chard's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 209% more.
  • Cabbage contains 62 times less vitamin A than chard. Chard contains 6124IU of vitamin A, while cabbage contains 98IU.

We used Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Chard
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
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 +616.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +222.9%
Contains more IronIron +380.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +757.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.9%

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.
Chard
6
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 60% 102% 38% 0% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8% 16%
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 +6020%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +330.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +377.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 76µg 209%
Vitamin A 306µg 5µg 33%
Iron 2.26mg 0.47mg 22%
Vitamin C 18mg 36.6mg 21%
Magnesium 86mg 12mg 18%
Copper 0.163mg 0.019mg 16%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 0.15mg 12%
Potassium 549mg 170mg 11%
Folate 9µg 43µg 9%
Manganese 0.334mg 0.16mg 8%
Sodium 179mg 18mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.04mg 4%
Choline 28.7mg 10.7mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.124mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.061mg 2%
Calcium 58mg 40mg 2%
Fiber 2.1g 2.5g 2%
Phosphorus 33mg 26mg 1%
Carbs 4.13g 5.8g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Protein 1.88g 1.28g 1%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 0.234mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.212mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 25kcal 0%
Fats 0.08g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.03g 3.3g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 3.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
3
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 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 +46.9%
Contains more OtherOther +96.9%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.4%
~equal in Water ~92.18g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
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21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.017g

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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. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/nutrients
  2. 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.