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Potato vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between potatoes and cabbage

  • Potatoes have more vitamin B6, copper, potassium, iron, vitamin B3, and phosphorus; however, cabbage is higher in vitamin K and vitamin C.
  • Cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin K, 62% more than potatoes.
  • Potatoes have 6 times more copper than cabbage. While potatoes have 0.118mg of copper, cabbage has only 0.019mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt 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.
Potato
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 4.5% 47% 41% 39% 9.8% 30% 1.3% 29% 2.2%
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 +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +214.7%
Contains more IronIron +129.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +521.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%

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.
Potato
5
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 32% 0.33% 0.8% 0% 16% 11% 26% 23% 72% 0% 5% 21% 8.1%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +502.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +281.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3700%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato Cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2µg 76µg 62%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 36.6mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.124mg 14%
Potassium 535mg 170mg 11%
Copper 0.118mg 0.019mg 11%
Iron 1.08mg 0.47mg 8%
Starch 17.27g 0g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.41mg 0.234mg 7%
Phosphorus 70mg 26mg 6%
Carbs 21.15g 5.8g 5%
Folate 28µg 43µg 4%
Magnesium 28mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.376mg 0.212mg 3%
Calories 93kcal 25kcal 3%
Calcium 15mg 40mg 3%
Manganese 0.219mg 0.16mg 3%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.18mg 2%
Protein 2.5g 1.28g 2%
Choline 14.8mg 10.7mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.04mg 1%
Fructose 0.34g 1.45g 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.15mg 1%
Fiber 2.2g 2.5g 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 18.95g 3.3g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 3.2g N/A
Sodium 10mg 18mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.061mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.081mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.08mg 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.119mg 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.13mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.099mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
4
3% 21% 75%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 21.15 g
Water: 74.89 g
Other: 1.33 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 ProteinProtein +95.3%
Contains more FatsFats +30%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +264.7%
Contains more OtherOther +107.8%
Contains more WaterWater +23.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
1
36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +235.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +466.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.034g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Potato
2
94% 2% 2% 2%
Starch: 17.27 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.44 g
Fructose: 0.34 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 52% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 1.67 g
Fructose: 1.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +400%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +279.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +326.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170093/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.

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