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Red cabbage vs. French fries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between red cabbage and french fries

  • Red cabbage has more vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin A; however, french fries are richer in vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Red cabbage covers your daily vitamin C needs 58% more than french fries.
  • Red cabbage contains less saturated fat.
  • French fries have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of french fries is 70, while the glycemic index of red cabbage is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, red, raw and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil.

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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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +629.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +316.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Iron ~0.81mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.247mg

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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
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 16% 0% 33% 0% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1112.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +241.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1418.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +165.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +618.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +294.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +115.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red cabbage French fries DV% diff.
Vitamin C 57mg 4.7mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 5.398g 35%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 11.2µg 23%
Fats 0.16g 14.73g 22%
Vitamin B3 0.418mg 3.004mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 5.969g 15%
Calories 31kcal 312kcal 14%
Phosphorus 30mg 125mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.372mg 13%
Copper 0.017mg 0.124mg 12%
Carbs 7.37g 41.44g 11%
Saturated fat 0.021g 2.336g 11%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1.67mg 10%
Potassium 243mg 579mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.17mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.147mg 0.58mg 9%
Sodium 27mg 210mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 3.8g 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 0µg 6%
Magnesium 16mg 35mg 5%
Choline 17.1mg 36.8mg 4%
Protein 1.43g 3.43g 4%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.5mg 3%
Folate 18µg 30µg 3%
Calcium 45mg 18mg 3%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.039mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 5.27g 37.64g N/A
Iron 0.8mg 0.81mg 0%
Sugar 3.83g 0.3g N/A
Manganese 0.243mg 0.247mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
3% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more WaterWater +134.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +139.9%
Contains more FatsFats +9106.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +462.3%
Contains more OtherOther +184.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.336 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.398 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49641.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6647.5%

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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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/nutrients
  2. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/nutrients

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

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