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Napa cabbage vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between napa cabbage and red cabbage

  • Napa cabbage has more copper and folate; however, red cabbage is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
  • Red cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 60% more.
  • Napa cabbage contains 6 times more copper than red cabbage. Napa cabbage contains 0.096mg of copper, while red cabbage contains 0.017mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cabbage, napa, cooked and Cabbage, red, 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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +464.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +179.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Iron ~0.8mg

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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32%
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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +138.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1681.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +330.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +464.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Red cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.2mg 57mg 60%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.209mg 13%
Copper 0.096mg 0.017mg 9%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Folate 43µg 18µg 6%
Potassium 87mg 243mg 5%
Vitamin A 13µg 56µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.064mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.069mg 3%
Choline 17.1mg 3%
Carbs 2.23g 7.37g 2%
Magnesium 8mg 16mg 2%
Calcium 29mg 45mg 2%
Phosphorus 19mg 30mg 2%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.243mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.147mg 2%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Calories 12kcal 31kcal 1%
Protein 1.1g 1.43g 1%
Iron 0.74mg 0.8mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.22mg 1%
Sodium 11mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.16g 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 5.27g N/A
Sugar 3.83g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 0.418mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 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
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +230.5%
Contains more OtherOther +282.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.16g
~equal in Water ~90.39g

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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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/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.