Endive vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between endive and red cabbage

Endive has more vitamin K, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B5, copper, manganese, and zinc; however, red cabbage is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
Endive covers your daily vitamin K needs 161% more than red cabbage.
Red cabbage contains 8 times less folate than endive. Endive contains 142µg of folate, while red cabbage contains 18µg.
The glycemic index of endive is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Endive, raw and Cabbage, red, 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.

Endive

Red cabbage

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+482.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+259.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.8%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+200%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~0.8mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~30mg

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.

Endive

Red cabbage

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+92.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+512.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+504.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+688.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+776.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+945%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.069mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.418mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~17.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	231µg	38.2µg	161%
Vitamin C	6.5mg	57mg	56%
Folate	142µg	18µg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.02mg	0.209mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.9mg	0.147mg	15%
Copper	0.099mg	0.017mg	9%
Manganese	0.42mg	0.243mg	8%
Vitamin A	108µg	56µg	6%
Zinc	0.79mg	0.22mg	5%
Fiber	3.1g	2.1g	4%
Fructose		1.48g	2%
Potassium	314mg	243mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.44mg	0.11mg	2%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.6µg	1%
Calories	17kcal	31kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.064mg	1%
Calcium	52mg	45mg	1%
Carbs	3.35g	7.37g	1%
Protein	1.25g	1.43g	0%
Fats	0.2g	0.16g	0%
Net carbs	0.25g	5.27g	N/A
Magnesium	15mg	16mg	0%
Iron	0.83mg	0.8mg	0%
Sugar	0.25g	3.83g	N/A
Phosphorus	28mg	30mg	0%
Sodium	22mg	27mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.075mg	0.069mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	0.418mg	0%
Choline	16.8mg	17.1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.048g	0.021g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.004g	0.012g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.087g	0.08g	0%
Tryptophan	0.005mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.05mg	0.039mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.072mg	0.034mg	0%
Leucine	0.098mg	0.046mg	0%
Lysine	0.063mg	0.049mg	0%
Methionine	0.014mg	0.014mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.053mg	0.036mg	0%
Valine	0.063mg	0.048mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.024mg	0%