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Napa cabbage vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are napa cabbage and corn different?

  • Napa cabbage is richer in copper, while corn is higher in vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Corn covers your daily need for vitamin B5, 15% more than napa cabbage.
  • Napa cabbage contains 2 times more copper than corn. Napa cabbage contains 0.096mg of copper, while corn contains 0.049mg.
  • Corn has a higher glycemic index (52) than napa cabbage (32).

Cabbage, napa, cooked and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were 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%
Corn
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +866.7%
Contains more IronIron +64.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +305.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%

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%
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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 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17% 16%
Contains more FolateFolate +87%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1760%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +261.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2162.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +275.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~13µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Corn DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.792mg 15%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.139mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 1.683mg 8%
Phosphorus 19mg 77mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.093mg 7%
Carbs 2.23g 20.98g 6%
Copper 0.096mg 0.049mg 5%
Choline 29.1mg 5%
Folate 43µg 23µg 5%
Protein 1.1g 3.41g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 4%
Calories 12kcal 96kcal 4%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.62mg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 26mg 4%
Iron 0.74mg 0.45mg 4%
Potassium 87mg 218mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 5.5mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Calcium 29mg 3mg 3%
Fats 0.17g 1.5g 2%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.167mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.057mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 2.23g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 4.54g N/A
Sodium 11mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 13µg 13µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 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
Corn
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3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +31.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +210%
Contains more FatsFats +782.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +840.8%
Contains more OtherOther +311.8%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/nutrients

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

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