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Napa cabbage vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are napa cabbage and chinese broccoli different?

  • Chinese broccoli has more vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and potassium than napa cabbage.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chinese broccoli is 28% higher.

Cabbage, napa, cooked and Broccoli, chinese, 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 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains more IronIron +32.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +244.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +178.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +225%

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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +781.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +530.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +484%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +354.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +130.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.437mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 71%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 28.2mg 28%
Folate 43µg 99µg 14%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.146mg 9%
Vitamin A 13µg 82µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.095mg 8%
Calcium 29mg 100mg 7%
Choline 25.3mg 5%
Potassium 87mg 261mg 5%
Copper 0.096mg 0.061mg 4%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.264mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 3%
Phosphorus 19mg 41mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.07mg 3%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.3µg 2%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.39mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.159mg 2%
Iron 0.74mg 0.56mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 2%
Saturated fat 0.11g 1%
Calories 12kcal 22kcal 1%
Carbs 2.23g 3.81g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.72g 1%
Protein 1.1g 1.14g 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 1.31g N/A
Sugar 0.84g N/A
Sodium 11mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 0.437mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more FatsFats +323.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.9%
Contains more OtherOther +364.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.14g
~equal in Water ~93.54g

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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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/nutrients
  2. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.