Nopales vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between nopales and cabbage
- Nopales have more manganese, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin A; however, cabbage has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate.
- Cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 59% more.
- Nopales have 5 times more vitamin A than cabbage. Nopales have 457IU of vitamin A, while cabbage has 98IU.
- Nopales are lower in sugar.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Nopales, raw and Cabbage, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +333.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +310% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +51.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +25.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +173.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +38.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +185.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +133.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +62.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -14.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +360% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +75.2% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +293.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +408.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +26.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +77.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1334% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1333.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +46.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 5.3µg | 76µg | 59% |
Vitamin C | 9.3mg | 36.6mg | 30% |
Manganese | 0.457mg | 0.16mg | 13% |
Calcium | 164mg | 40mg | 12% |
Folate | 3µg | 43µg | 10% |
Magnesium | 52mg | 12mg | 10% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.012mg | 0.061mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.052mg | 0.019mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 0.124mg | 4% |
Potassium | 257mg | 170mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 23µg | 5µg | 2% |
Fructose | 1.45g | 2% | |
Iron | 0.59mg | 0.47mg | 2% |
Fiber | 2.2g | 2.5g | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.41mg | 0.234mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 16mg | 26mg | 1% |
Choline | 7.3mg | 10.7mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.25mg | 0.18mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.15mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
Carbs | 3.33g | 5.8g | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.167mg | 0.212mg | 1% |
Calories | 16kcal | 25kcal | 0% |
Protein | 1.32g | 1.28g | 0% |
Fats | 0.09g | 0.1g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.13g | 3.3g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.15g | 3.2g | N/A |
Sodium | 21mg | 18mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.041mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.016g | 0.034g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.018g | 0.017g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.05g | 0.017g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.04mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.049mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.077mg | 0.041mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.059mg | 0.044mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.015mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.049mg | 0.032mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.059mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.025mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more OtherOther | +78.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +11.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +74.2% |
~equal in
Protein
~1.28g
~equal in
Water
~92.18g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -52.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +194.1% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.017g