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Napa cabbage vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are napa cabbage and turnip greens different?

  • Turnip greens has more vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, copper, vitamin B6, calcium, and manganese than napa cabbage.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for turnip greens is 147% higher.

Cabbage, napa, cooked and Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 16% 41% 18% 30% 84% 3.8% 12% 3.8% 44% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +372.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +163.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
~equal in Iron ~0.8mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.14mg

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 91% 127% 38% 0% 11% 17% 7.7% 16% 42% 0% 919% 89% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +756.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2830.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +188%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +682.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +386.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +174.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 306%
Vitamin A 13µg 381µg 41%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 27.4mg 27%
Folate 43µg 118µg 19%
Copper 0.096mg 0.253mg 17%
Fiber 3.5g 14%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 13%
Calcium 29mg 137mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.18mg 11%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.337mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.274mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.072mg 4%
Potassium 87mg 203mg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.045mg 3%
Iron 0.74mg 0.8mg 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 29mg 1%
Sodium 11mg 29mg 1%
Carbs 2.23g 4.36g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.9µg 1%
Calories 12kcal 20kcal 0%
Protein 1.1g 1.14g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 0.86g N/A
Sugar 0.53g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.14mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 0.411mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 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
4% 93%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 4.36 g
Water: 93.2 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more FatsFats +35.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.5%
Contains more OtherOther +529.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.14g
~equal in Water ~93.2g

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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. Turnip greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170466/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.