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Crouton vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crouton and Chinese cabbage different?

  • Crouton is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, fiber, and copper, while Chinese cabbage is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin A, 89% more than crouton.
  • Crouton contains 75 times more selenium than Chinese cabbage. Crouton contains 37.5µg of selenium, while Chinese cabbage contains 0.5µg.
  • Chinese cabbage is lower in sodium.
  • Crouton has a higher glycemic index (72) than Chinese cabbage (32).

Croutons, plain and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.2%
Contains more IronIron +410%
Contains more CopperCopper +676.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +368.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +210.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +214.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%

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.
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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1457.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +288.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +987.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +387.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +646.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.5µg 67%
Vitamin C 0mg 45mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.04mg 49%
Iron 4.08mg 0.8mg 41%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.5mg 31%
Sodium 698mg 65mg 28%
Vitamin A 0µg 223µg 25%
Carbs 73.5g 2.18g 24%
Protein 11.9g 1.5g 21%
Calories 407kcal 13kcal 20%
Folate 132µg 66µg 17%
Fiber 5.1g 1g 16%
Copper 0.163mg 0.021mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.07mg 16%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.159mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.194mg 13%
Phosphorus 115mg 37mg 11%
Fats 6.6g 0.2g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.015g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.096g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.088mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.027g 7%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.19mg 6%
Potassium 124mg 252mg 4%
Magnesium 31mg 19mg 3%
Calcium 76mg 105mg 3%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +693.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3271.6%
Contains more OtherOther +212.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1633.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
20% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.096 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20293.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1226%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/nutrients
  2. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/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.