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Red cabbage vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between red cabbage and lentil

  • Red cabbage has more vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin A; however, lentil is richer in folate, iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin B5.
  • Red cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 62% more.
  • Red cabbage contains 140 times more vitamin A than lentil. Red cabbage contains 1116IU of vitamin A, while lentil contains 8IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cabbage, red, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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%
Lentil
Lentil
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.9%
Contains more IronIron +316.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1376.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +477.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +103.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%

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%
Lentil
Lentil
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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2147.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +334%
Contains more FolateFolate +905.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +91.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red cabbage Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin C 57mg 1.5mg 62%
Folate 18µg 181µg 41%
Iron 0.8mg 3.33mg 32%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 1.7µg 30%
Copper 0.017mg 0.251mg 26%
Fiber 2.1g 7.9g 23%
Phosphorus 30mg 180mg 21%
Protein 1.43g 9.02g 15%
Manganese 0.243mg 0.494mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.147mg 0.638mg 10%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.27mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.169mg 9%
Vitamin A 56µg 0µg 6%
Magnesium 16mg 36mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.418mg 1.06mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.8µg 4%
Calories 31kcal 116kcal 4%
Carbs 7.37g 20.13g 4%
Potassium 243mg 369mg 4%
Calcium 45mg 19mg 3%
Choline 17.1mg 32.7mg 3%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.178mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 0.175g 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 5.27g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 3.83g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.073mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
Lentil
4
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +530.8%
Contains more FatsFats +137.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +173.1%
Contains more OtherOther +27.7%

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
Lentil
Lentil
2
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +433.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +118.8%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.