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Asparagus vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between asparagus and napa cabbage

  • Asparagus is higher than napa cabbage in iron, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for iron is 18% higher.
  • Asparagus has 29 times more vitamin B1 than napa cabbage. While asparagus has 0.143mg of vitamin B1, napa cabbage has only 0.005mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Asparagus, 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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
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 +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.2%
Contains more IronIron +189.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +173.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.5%

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
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 CVitamin C +75%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2760%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +464%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +682.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +20.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 35%
Iron 2.14mg 0.74mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.005mg 12%
Copper 0.189mg 0.096mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.025mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.035mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 19mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.037mg 4%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.14mg 4%
Vitamin A 38µg 13µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 0.466mg 3%
Potassium 202mg 87mg 3%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 3.2mg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Selenium 2.3µg 0.4µg 3%
Protein 2.2g 1.1g 2%
Folate 52µg 43µg 2%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.203mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Calcium 24mg 29mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 8mg 1%
Carbs 3.88g 2.23g 1%
Calories 20kcal 12kcal 0%
Fats 0.12g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 1.88g N/A
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 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 ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74%
Contains more OtherOther +241.2%
Contains more FatsFats +41.7%
~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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/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.

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