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Cucumber vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cucumber and napa cabbage

  • Cucumber has less folate, copper, iron, and manganese.
  • Napa cabbage contains 2 times less potassium than cucumber. Cucumber contains 147mg of potassium, while napa cabbage contains 87mg.
  • The glycemic index of napa cabbage is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Cabbage, napa, cooked.

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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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.3%
Contains more IronIron +164.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +157%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +640%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +375.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +514.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.037mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Folate 7µg 43µg 9%
Iron 0.28mg 0.74mg 6%
Copper 0.041mg 0.096mg 6%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.203mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.035mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.466mg 2%
Potassium 147mg 87mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 13µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.025mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 1.1g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 19mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.14mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 8mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 29mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 12kcal 0%
Fats 0.11g 0.17g 0%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 3.2mg 0%
Carbs 3.63g 2.23g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.037mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.8%
Contains more OtherOther +123.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.2%
Contains more FatsFats +54.5%
~equal in Water ~96.33g

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients
  2. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/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.