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Red cabbage vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are red cabbage and spirulina different?

  • Red cabbage is richer in vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and fiber, while spirulina is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Spirulina covers your daily need for copper, 64% more than red cabbage.
  • Red cabbage contains 63 times more vitamin C than spirulina. Red cabbage contains 57mg of vitamin C, while spirulina contains 0.9mg.

Cabbage, red, raw and Seaweed, spirulina, raw types were used in this article.

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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 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more IronIron +248.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +3411.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 3% 1% 9.8% 0% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6233.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +514.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1428%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +163.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +345.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +395.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +186.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red cabbage Spirulina DV% diff.
Copper 0.017mg 0.597mg 64%
Vitamin C 57mg 0.9mg 62%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 2.5µg 30%
Iron 0.8mg 2.79mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.342mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.034mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.222mg 13%
Protein 1.43g 5.92g 9%
Fiber 2.1g 0.4g 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 3µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.418mg 1.196mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.147mg 0.325mg 4%
Calcium 45mg 12mg 3%
Potassium 243mg 127mg 3%
Phosphorus 30mg 11mg 3%
Sodium 27mg 98mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.49mg 3%
Folate 18µg 9µg 2%
Choline 17.1mg 6.5mg 2%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Manganese 0.243mg 0.186mg 2%
Carbs 7.37g 2.42g 2%
Magnesium 16mg 19mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.135g 1%
Calories 31kcal 26kcal 0%
Fats 0.16g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 5.27g 2.02g N/A
Sugar 3.83g 0.3g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.2mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0.034g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 0.106g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0.331mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.312mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.118mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.286mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.362mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.112mg 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
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +314%
Contains more FatsFats +143.8%
~equal in Water ~90.67g
~equal in Other ~0.6g

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
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.5%

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.