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Napa cabbage vs. Plantain raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between napa cabbage and plantain raw?

  • Napa cabbage is higher in folate, yet plantain raw is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Plantain raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 20% more.
  • Napa cabbage has 10 times more calcium than plantain raw. While napa cabbage has 29mg of calcium, plantain raw has only 3mg.

We used Cabbage, napa, cooked and Plantains, raw types 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 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +866.7%
Contains more IronIron +23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +473.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%
~equal in Zinc ~0.14mg

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 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +475%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +330.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +940%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +642.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +708.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Plantain raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.299mg 20%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 18.4mg 17%
Potassium 87mg 499mg 12%
Carbs 2.23g 31.89g 10%
Fiber 2.3g 9%
Manganese 0.203mg 9%
Magnesium 8mg 37mg 7%
Calories 12kcal 122kcal 6%
Folate 43µg 22µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.26mg 5%
Vitamin A 13µg 56µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.052mg 4%
Calcium 29mg 3mg 3%
Copper 0.096mg 0.081mg 2%
Phosphorus 19mg 34mg 2%
Choline 13.5mg 2%
Iron 0.74mg 0.6mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.5µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.054mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.143g 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 0.686mg 1%
Protein 1.1g 1.3g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 29.59g N/A
Sugar 15g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.14mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 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
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 g
Contains more WaterWater +47.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.2%
Contains more FatsFats +117.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1330%
Contains more OtherOther +582.4%

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. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/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.