Corn vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between corn and Chinese cabbage

Corn is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, carbs, phosphorus, and fiber, yet Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for Chinese cabbage is 44% higher.
Corn contains 10 times more carbs than Chinese cabbage. Corn contains 20.98g of carbs, while Chinese cabbage contains 2.18g.
Chinese cabbage has a lower glycemic index than corn.

Food types used in this article are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Corn

Chinese cabbage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+226.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+108.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.6%
Contains more IronIron	+77.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+150%

~equal in Manganese ~0.159mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Corn

Chinese cabbage

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+236.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+800%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+718.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1615.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+11275%
Contains more FolateFolate	+187%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	5.5mg	45mg	44%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	45.5µg	38%
Vitamin A	13µg	223µg	23%
Vitamin B5	0.792mg	0.088mg	14%
Folate	23µg	66µg	11%
Calcium	3mg	105mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.683mg	0.5mg	7%
Carbs	20.98g	2.18g	6%
Fiber	2.4g	1g	6%
Phosphorus	77mg	37mg	6%
Calories	96kcal	13kcal	4%
Protein	3.41g	1.5g	4%
Iron	0.45mg	0.8mg	4%
Zinc	0.62mg	0.19mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.093mg	0.04mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.194mg	4%
Choline	29.1mg	6.4mg	4%
Copper	0.049mg	0.021mg	3%
Starch	7.17g		3%
Sodium	1mg	65mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	0.096g	3%
Fats	1.5g	0.2g	2%
Magnesium	26mg	19mg	2%
Potassium	218mg	252mg	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.5µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.057mg	0.07mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.197g	0.027g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.374g	0.015g	1%
Fructose	0.79g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	282kcal	87kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	104g	769g	N/A
Net carbs	18.58g	1.18g	N/A
Sugar	4.54g	1.18g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.09mg	0%
Manganese	0.167mg	0.159mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.015mg	0%
Threonine	0.133mg	0.049mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.133mg	0.085mg	0%
Leucine	0.358mg	0.088mg	0%
Lysine	0.141mg	0.089mg	0%
Methionine	0.069mg	0.009mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.155mg	0.044mg	0%
Valine	0.191mg	0.066mg	0%
Histidine	0.091mg	0.026mg	0%