Margarine vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are margarine and red cabbage different?

Margarine is higher in vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K; however, red cabbage is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, iron, fiber, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for margarine is 76% higher.
Margarine contains 82 times more vitamin E than red cabbage. While margarine contains 9mg of vitamin E, red cabbage contains only 0.11mg.
Red cabbage has less saturated fat.
Margarine has a lower glycemic index (0) than red cabbage (32).

Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Cabbage, red, 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.

Margarine

Red cabbage

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1250%
Contains more IronIron	+1233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Margarine

Red cabbage

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1362.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+8081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+143.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+28400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+540%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1717.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2222.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+37.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	24.302g	0.08g	161%
Fats	80.71g	0.16g	124%
Monounsaturated fat	38.877g	0.012g	97%
Vitamin A	819µg	56µg	85%
Saturated fat	15.189g	0.021g	69%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	57mg	63%
Vitamin E	9mg	0.11mg	59%
Vitamin K	93µg	38.2µg	46%
Calories	717kcal	31kcal	34%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.209mg	15%
Manganese		0.243mg	11%
Iron	0.06mg	0.8mg	9%
Fiber	0g	2.1g	8%
Potassium	18mg	243mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.064mg	5%
Folate	1µg	18µg	4%
Phosphorus	5mg	30mg	4%
Calcium	3mg	45mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B5		0.147mg	3%
Magnesium	3mg	16mg	3%
Protein	0.16g	1.43g	3%
Fructose		1.48g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.023mg	0.418mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.069mg	2%
Zinc	0mg	0.22mg	2%
Copper	0mg	0.017mg	2%
Carbs	0.7g	7.37g	2%
Sodium	2mg	27mg	1%
Choline	12.4mg	17.1mg	1%
Selenium	0µg	0.6µg	1%
Net carbs	0.7g	5.27g	N/A
Sugar	0g	3.83g	N/A
Trans fat	14.89g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.012mg	0%
Threonine		0.039mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.034mg	0%
Leucine		0.046mg	0%
Lysine		0.049mg	0%
Methionine		0.014mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.036mg	0%
Valine		0.048mg	0%
Histidine		0.024mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	21.522g		N/A