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Fiddlehead ferns vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fiddlehead ferns and Chinese cabbage

  • Fiddlehead ferns have more copper, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, phosphorus, iron, and zinc, while Chinese cabbage has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and calcium.
  • Fiddlehead ferns' daily need coverage for copper is 33% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage contains 10 times less vitamin B3 than fiddlehead ferns. Fiddlehead ferns contain 4.98mg of vitamin B3, while Chinese cabbage contains 0.5mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 9.6% 33% 49% 107% 23% 43% 0.13% 67% 0%
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 +78.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.8%
Contains more IronIron +63.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1423.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +336.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +173%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +220.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +228.1%

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 89% 60% 0% 0% 5% 48% 93% 0% 0% 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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +896%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fiddlehead ferns Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Copper 0.32mg 0.021mg 33%
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 0.5mg 28%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 45mg 20%
Folate 66µg 17%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.159mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.07mg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 37mg 9%
Calcium 32mg 105mg 7%
Protein 4.55g 1.5g 6%
Iron 1.31mg 0.8mg 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.19mg 6%
Vitamin A 181µg 223µg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Magnesium 34mg 19mg 4%
Sodium 1mg 65mg 3%
Potassium 370mg 252mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.04mg 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 1%
Calories 34kcal 13kcal 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Carbs 5.54g 2.18g 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 5.54g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 6% 89%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 88.68 g
Other: 0.83 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 +203.3%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +154.1%
~equal in Water ~95.32g
~equal in Other ~0.8g

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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. Fiddlehead ferns - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169405/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.

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