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Napa cabbage vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between napa cabbage and pasta

  • Napa cabbage contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and folate than pasta.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pasta is 17% higher.
  • Pasta has 5 times less calcium than napa cabbage. Napa cabbage has 29mg of calcium, while pasta has 6mg.
  • Pasta has a higher glycemic index than napa cabbage.

Food types used in this article are Cabbage, napa, cooked and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +383.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +262.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more IronIron +54.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +231.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.093mg

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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4080%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +422.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +48.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.034mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Pasta DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.209mg 17%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.15mg 10%
Protein 1.1g 5.15g 8%
Carbs 2.23g 24.93g 8%
Phosphorus 19mg 63mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Calories 12kcal 131kcal 6%
Iron 0.74mg 1.14mg 5%
Folate 43µg 64µg 5%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.56mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.183mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 0.992mg 3%
Calcium 29mg 6mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 18mg 2%
Potassium 87mg 24mg 2%
Fats 0.17g 1.05g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.224mg 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.15g 1%
Net carbs 2.23g 24.93g N/A
Copper 0.096mg 0.093mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.034mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 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
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more WaterWater +40.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +368.2%
Contains more FatsFats +517.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1017.9%
Contains more OtherOther +82.4%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/nutrients

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

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