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Mashed potato vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mashed potato and napa cabbage different?

  • Mashed potato is higher in vitamin B6, potassium, and phosphorus; however, napa cabbage is richer in folate, copper, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for mashed potato is 13% higher.
  • Mashed potato contains 3 times more potassium than napa cabbage. While mashed potato contains 286mg of potassium, napa cabbage contains only 87mg.
  • Napa cabbage has less sodium.
  • Napa cabbage has a lower glycemic index (32) than mashed potato (87).

Fast foods, potato, mashed and Cabbage, napa, cooked 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 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
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 +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +228.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +210.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.1%
Contains more IronIron +138.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +174.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +107.1%

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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
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 AVitamin A +230.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +131.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +224.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +377.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Sodium 306mg 11mg 13%
Folate 9µg 43µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 9%
Copper 0.035mg 0.096mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.037mg 6%
Phosphorus 59mg 19mg 6%
Potassium 286mg 87mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.203mg 5%
Iron 0.31mg 0.74mg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Calories 89kcal 12kcal 4%
Carbs 14.65g 2.23g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Fats 2.82g 0.17g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.466mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.577g 3%
Vitamin A 43µg 13µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 2%
Magnesium 15mg 8mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.005mg 1%
Protein 1.65g 1.1g 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.14mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 13.35g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g 0g N/A
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 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 +50%
Contains more FatsFats +1558.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +557%
Contains more OtherOther +641.2%
Contains more WaterWater +21%

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.