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Focaccia vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are focaccia and Chinese cabbage different?

  • Focaccia is higher in vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B2; however, Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for Chinese cabbage is 89% higher.
  • Focaccia contains 32 times more selenium than Chinese cabbage. While focaccia contains 15.9µg of selenium, Chinese cabbage contains only 0.5µg.
  • Chinese cabbage has less sodium.
  • Chinese cabbage has a lower glycemic index (32) than focaccia (63).

Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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 IronIron +295%
Contains more CopperCopper +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +245.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +128.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3080%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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 EVitamin E +1477.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1075%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +634%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +633%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +698.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +120.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 45mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.04mg 36%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 45.5µg 33%
Iron 3.16mg 0.8mg 30%
Selenium 15.9µg 0.5µg 28%
Vitamin A 0µg 223µg 25%
Sodium 561mg 65mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 0.5mg 20%
Folate 138µg 66µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.07mg 18%
Protein 8.77g 1.5g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.015g 14%
Phosphorus 128mg 37mg 13%
Calories 249kcal 13kcal 12%
Fats 7.89g 0.2g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.088mg 11%
Carbs 35.82g 2.18g 11%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.19mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.09mg 9%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.159mg 9%
Copper 0.091mg 0.021mg 8%
Calcium 35mg 105mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.096g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.194mg 6%
Potassium 114mg 252mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.027g 4%
Fiber 1.8g 1g 3%
Choline 2.9mg 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 1.18g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.75g 1.18g N/A
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
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 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 +484.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3845%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1543.1%
Contains more OtherOther +101.3%
Contains more WaterWater +107.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 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 +37700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +935.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.