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Napa cabbage vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between napa cabbage and asparagus

  • Asparagus is higher than napa cabbage in iron, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for iron is 18% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, napa, cooked and Asparagus, raw.

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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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.2%
Contains more IronIron +189.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +173.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +475%

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +75%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2760%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +464%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +682.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +20.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Asparagus DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 35%
Iron 0.74mg 2.14mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.143mg 12%
Copper 0.096mg 0.189mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.141mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.274mg 5%
Phosphorus 19mg 52mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.091mg 4%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin A 13µg 38µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 0.978mg 3%
Potassium 87mg 202mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 5.6mg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Selenium 0.4µg 2.3µg 3%
Protein 1.1g 2.2g 2%
Folate 43µg 52µg 2%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.158mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Calcium 29mg 24mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 2.23g 3.88g 1%
Calories 12kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 1.78g N/A
Sugar 1.88g N/A
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 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
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +41.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74%
Contains more OtherOther +241.2%
~equal in Water ~93.22g

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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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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