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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
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.
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 31% 7.7% 0% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3% 4%
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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nopales Cabbage 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
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
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
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.017g

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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. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/nutrients
  2. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/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.