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Red cabbage vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between red cabbage and jícama raw

  • Red cabbage has more vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and manganese; however, jícama raw is higher in fiber.
  • Red cabbage covers your daily vitamin C needs 41% more than jícama raw.
  • Jícama raw contains 127 times less vitamin K than red cabbage. Red cabbage contains 38.2µg of vitamin K, while jícama raw contains 0.3µg.
  • Jícama raw has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of red cabbage is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cabbage, red, raw and Yambean (jicama), 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 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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +305%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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.
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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +182.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +137.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +397.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +318.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.135mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red cabbage Jícama raw DV% diff.
Vitamin C 57mg 20.2mg 41%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 0.3µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.042mg 13%
Fiber 2.1g 4.9g 11%
Manganese 0.243mg 0.06mg 8%
Vitamin A 56µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.029mg 3%
Calcium 45mg 12mg 3%
Potassium 243mg 150mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 0.6mg 3%
Copper 0.017mg 0.048mg 3%
Folate 18µg 12µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.46mg 2%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Phosphorus 30mg 18mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.418mg 0.2mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.16mg 1%
Choline 17.1mg 13.6mg 1%
Protein 1.43g 0.72g 1%
Magnesium 16mg 12mg 1%
Calories 31kcal 38kcal 0%
Fats 0.16g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 7.37g 8.82g 0%
Net carbs 5.27g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 3.83g 1.8g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.147mg 0.135mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.019mg 0%

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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.6%
Contains more FatsFats +77.8%
Contains more OtherOther +116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.7%
~equal in Water ~90.07g

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
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +140%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.021g

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.