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

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How are napa cabbage and mashed potato different?

  • Napa cabbage is higher in folate, copper, and iron; however, mashed potato is richer in vitamin B6, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for mashed potato is 13% higher.
  • Napa cabbage contains 5 times more folate than mashed potato. While napa cabbage contains 43µg of folate, mashed potato contains only 9µg.
  • Napa cabbage has less sodium.
  • Napa cabbage has a lower glycemic index (32) than mashed potato (87).

Cabbage, napa, cooked and Fast foods, potato, mashed 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 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +228.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +210.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +377.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +230.8%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Mashed potato DV% diff.
Sodium 11mg 306mg 13%
Folate 43µg 9µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 9%
Copper 0.096mg 0.035mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.12mg 6%
Phosphorus 19mg 59mg 6%
Potassium 87mg 286mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.098mg 5%
Iron 0.74mg 0.31mg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Calories 12kcal 89kcal 4%
Carbs 2.23g 14.65g 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Fats 0.17g 2.82g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 1.08mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.577g 3%
Vitamin A 13µg 43µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 2%
Magnesium 8mg 15mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.015mg 1%
Protein 1.1g 1.65g 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.22mg 1%
Calcium 29mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 2.23g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.105g 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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more WaterWater +21%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50%
Contains more FatsFats +1558.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +557%
Contains more OtherOther +641.2%

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

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

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