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Red cabbage vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between red cabbage and potatoes

  • Red cabbage has more vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin A; however, potatoes have more copper, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for red cabbage is 41% higher.
  • Potatoes have 558 times less vitamin A than red cabbage. Red cabbage has 1116IU of vitamin A, while potatoes have 2IU.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index than red cabbage.

Food types used in this article are Cabbage, red, raw and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +547.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
~equal in Iron ~0.81mg

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%
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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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +189.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1810%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red cabbage Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 57mg 19.7mg 41%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 2µg 30%
Copper 0.017mg 0.11mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.298mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 0µg 6%
Starch 0g 15.29g 6%
Potassium 243mg 425mg 5%
Phosphorus 30mg 57mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.418mg 1.061mg 4%
Carbs 7.37g 17.49g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.147mg 0.295mg 3%
Calcium 45mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.032mg 3%
Calories 31kcal 77kcal 2%
Manganese 0.243mg 0.2mg 2%
Fructose 1.48g 0.26g 2%
Magnesium 16mg 23mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 6mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.3mg 1%
Choline 17.1mg 12.1mg 1%
Folate 18µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.081mg 1%
Protein 1.43g 2.05g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 5.27g 15.39g N/A
Iron 0.8mg 0.81mg 0%
Sugar 3.83g 0.82g N/A
Fiber 2.1g 2.1g 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.035mg 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
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more FatsFats +77.8%
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +137.3%
Contains more OtherOther +72.3%

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
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 46% 39%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 1.74 g
Fructose: 1.48 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Potato
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +252.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +461.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +469.2%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients

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

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