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Napa cabbage vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between napa cabbage and soy sauce

  • Napa cabbage has more folate, while soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, potassium, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 238% more than napa cabbage.
  • Napa cabbage contains 3 times more folate than soy sauce. While napa cabbage contains 43µg of folate, soy sauce contains only 14µg.
  • The amount of sodium in napa cabbage is lower.
  • Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of napa cabbage is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cabbage, napa, cooked and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

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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 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +400%
Contains more IronIron +95.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +521.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +773.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +401.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%

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% 0% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +207.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +371.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +748.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +300%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Soy sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 11mg 5493mg 238%
Manganese 0.203mg 1.018mg 35%
Phosphorus 19mg 166mg 21%
Magnesium 8mg 74mg 16%
Protein 1.1g 8.14g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.165mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 2.196mg 11%
Potassium 87mg 435mg 10%
Iron 0.74mg 1.45mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.148mg 9%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.87mg 7%
Folate 43µg 14µg 7%
Copper 0.096mg 0.043mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.297mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 2%
Calories 12kcal 53kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin A 13µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 2.23g 4.93g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.57g 1%
Net carbs 2.23g 4.13g N/A
Calcium 29mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 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
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
Contains more WaterWater +35.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +640%
Contains more FatsFats +235.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +121.1%
Contains more OtherOther +8847.1%

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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. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/nutrients

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

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