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

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How are fiddlehead ferns and savoy cabbage different?

  • Fiddlehead ferns have more vitamin A, vitamin B3, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, iron, phosphorus, and zinc than savoy cabbage.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for fiddlehead ferns is 52% higher.
  • Fiddlehead ferns contain 17 times more vitamin B3 than savoy cabbage. While fiddlehead ferns contain 4.98mg of vitamin B3, savoy cabbage contains only 0.3mg.

Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Cabbage, savoy, raw are the varieties 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 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 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.9%
Contains more IronIron +227.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +207.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +183.3%
~equal in Calcium ~35mg

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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +262%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1560%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fiddlehead ferns Savoy cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 68.8µg 57%
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 0.3mg 29%
Copper 0.32mg 0.062mg 29%
Folate 80µg 20%
Vitamin A 181µg 50µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.03mg 14%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.18mg 14%
Fiber 3.1g 12%
Iron 1.31mg 0.4mg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 42mg 8%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.27mg 5%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 31mg 5%
Protein 4.55g 2g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.187mg 4%
Potassium 370mg 230mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.07mg 4%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Magnesium 34mg 28mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 27kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 5.54g 6.1g 0%
Net carbs 5.54g 3g N/A
Calcium 32mg 35mg 0%
Sugar 2.27g N/A
Saturated fat 0.013g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.101mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0%
Lysine 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.085mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 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% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.5%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.1%
~equal in Water ~91g
~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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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